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What have you baked this week?

(78 Posts)
LyndaW Wed 12-Oct-16 14:21:37

I've just done my DGS's birthday cake (seeing him tomorrow). He asked for chocolate and it's a plain one because he's having his 'proper cake' (superhero) at his party next weekend. wink
I also did scones yesterday when a friend came round and although strictly not baking have also made this delicious raw cherry and chocolate fudge. Anyone else baking mad since the weather changed?

LullyDully Wed 12-Oct-16 14:24:20

Looks very nice.

Luckygirl Wed 12-Oct-16 14:27:28

I have successfully heated up an M&S apple pie - does that count?

ninathenana Wed 12-Oct-16 14:29:28

I haven't baked this decade let alone this week

Luckygirl Wed 12-Oct-16 14:31:12

Oh - no, wait a minute - I helped my DGD make cup cakes on Monday.

Tizliz Wed 12-Oct-16 14:45:53

I NEVER bake except OH suggested that a new pudding for our guests might be a good idea and I made - very successfully - a baked lemon cheesecake on Sunday. Height of sophistication I will be on GBBO soon hmm

rosesarered Wed 12-Oct-16 14:57:37

Luckygirl grin
I made apple crumble on Sunday, own apples, own crumble.
Yesterday made a dozen fruit scones ( only because DH doesn't like shop bought ones.)

Alima Wed 12-Oct-16 14:59:17

Not even a potato. Oh good, Bake Off tonight!

LyndaW Wed 12-Oct-16 15:00:40

Baked lemon cheesecake sounds delicious Tizliz. And yes cupcakes count Luckygirl! Did you pass off the M&S pie as your own? If so and no one is the wiser then I'd chalk that up as a successful 'bake' grin.

Waterdown Wed 12-Oct-16 15:00:44

A lovely moist chocolate and coconut cake - one of the easiest I've ever made, and one of the best!!

Stansgran Wed 12-Oct-16 15:06:54

Peeled all the scabby and bruised apples which DH keeps bringing in. Sliced them up and filled the pan , put it on and then went to clear the condensation in the bathroom. Guess what lots of blackened apple baked on and a house reeking of smoke. Does that count? I'm feeling very inadequate at the moment.

Coolgran65 Wed 12-Oct-16 15:38:03

Apple crumble on Sunday using our own apples and home made crumble.
Today I made a fat free egg sponge, easiest recipe ever, it just wants to float away. Filled with top quality strawberry jam and double cream.

Just got back to baking this last couple of weeks following a break of several years.

rockgran Wed 12-Oct-16 15:44:02

Sponge tray bake, parkin and flapjack - some to eat and some to freeze.

Teetime Wed 12-Oct-16 15:45:39

Good heavens you wouldn't ask that question if you had seen my thighs- of course I haven't baked anything I would eat it- Disaster!!

Jalima Wed 12-Oct-16 15:59:20

Teetime grin ditto

although I have a tray of tomatoes roasting in the oven - and another of red peppers
oh! beep beep beep

Hilltopgran Wed 12-Oct-16 16:01:17

Found some malt in a newly opened health food shop, so I dug out an old receipe of my MILs, which had been past to her through family and made Malt Loaf using Rye flour as I am wheat interolerant.

Went down well with all family members, and was really good with Lancashire or Cheshire cheese! Will have to make Ginger cake tomorrow for DH, it is a popular addition to their Friday walking group.

rosesarered Wed 12-Oct-16 16:03:30

Hilltop will you share your ginger cake recipe on here please?

Greyduster Wed 12-Oct-16 16:32:53

Nothing as yet - we have tried to be good and avoid cake this week (nearly), but on Friday it will be cupcakes for GS's football team refreshment stall, a Bakewell tart for DH because I've been horrid to him the last couple of days, and a steak and kidney pie for Sunday lunch.

Lynnieg Wed 12-Oct-16 16:44:42

I bake a tray bake every week for work that we sell for charity. It also means I can experiment on them with flavour combinations. This week I made Peach Melba traybake. Maybe I'll try some weirder combinations like that lady on The Vicar of Dibley grin

Rosieroe Wed 12-Oct-16 16:47:31

Lemon drizzle tray bake so far this week but today I bought some bramleys and plan to make an apple pie.

Badenkate Wed 12-Oct-16 16:53:02

I don't usually bake (same reason as Teetime and Jalmina, but by mistake instead of ordering 3 courgettes from Sainsbury's, I ordered 3 packs sad. So going on the internet, I found a recipe for courgette loaf cake - and very good it has turned out to be! I would show you a picture, but DH and I have eaten most of it. I also made a date and apple crumble using the last of our apples on Sunday. It's not been a good week for thighs (or hips or waists....)

KatyK Wed 12-Oct-16 16:59:27

I made some shortbread - it was rather nice and I am not the
world's greatest baker to say the least!

Tizliz Wed 12-Oct-16 17:04:08

Jalima was that beep beep beep the smoke detector going off? grin

Jalima Wed 12-Oct-16 17:19:37

DH got there first (I am a bit slow at the moment)

Oven turned off, they may dry out a bit more ready for roast red pepper and roast tomato soup!

I do like courgette cake, and ginger cake, and scones, and Victoria sponge, and any cupcake really (but not the buttercream on cupcakes) so I am going to leave this thread now.
sad

Oh - is that a Mary Berry type Bakewell tart or the Bakewell pudding you can buy in Bakewell Greyduster?
www.bakewellpuddingshop.co.uk/bakewell-pudding--tarts-10-c.asp
Other shops sell them too

Anniebach Wed 12-Oct-16 17:22:26

A potato