Making cakes in a Panasonic breadmaker

Thanks ladies - I'll pass on suggestions to my friend. Although we have a breadmaker, I haven't used it myself as it's the province of DH. As far as cakes are concerned I make them the conventional way, in an oven.

My bread making skills on a scale from 1-10 is zero. I’ve tried so many times and they are all foul as are the cakes I make.

But I would like to recommend to anyone who is GF (*kittylester*) a cake company residing in Shropshire called “The Delicious Cake Company” they are by far and away the best cakes I have ever tasted. I get a delivery once a month. Do look at their site. Bit expensive, but sooo worth it.

I have done it and the resulting cake was perfectly acceptable although, as you say, it does have a puncture wound in the bottom.

Whitewavemark2

I’m just toying with the idea of buying a bread maker. Can I also ask if anyone knows if it is ok for gluten free bread please?

I think gf bread is much better made in the oven, Whitewave.

A banana cake made in the bread maker was a disaster so I haven't tried again.

Ordinary bread was fine and the best loaf was a malt loaf made with Wessex Mill Malt flour (not gf unfrtunately).

I made a cake once but it was more of a faff than making a normal cake. Making bread is easy - just follow the instructions - love the smell wafting through the house.

We have a Panasonic SD2511 and have been using it for a few years now. OH had real problems with rhinitis but we noticed it cleared up noticeably when we stayed with my brother and realised it was the additive free bread that made a difference.

Generally make 50/50 white and wholemeal flour. Made a maple and pecan nut loaf recently which was nowhere near a good as it sounded.

I had a bread maker and then discovered I was GF so gave it to my daughter.

Just wondered if it would be marginally better than what I buy. The best I’ve found so far is Genius Cob.

A bread maker make gf bread ok. The bread still tastes awful though.

I have done it in the past. I used a reusable silicon liner. It’s a bit of a faff, really, and I can’t be bothered so went back to using the oven. It worked ok, though, which I guess is what you want to know!

I’m just toying with the idea of buying a bread maker. Can I also ask if anyone knows if it is ok for gluten free bread please?