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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 06-Feb-15 14:45:15

first they try to finish us off make us hin with the 5.2 diet, and then - in the newsletter - they go and link to this. shock

Glamma I've got to try that cherry cake recipe! Sounds delicious! The choccie cake recipe sounds a lot like mine, but I'm going to try the adding the hot water bit.

Oh and the Madeira cake sounds fantastic with ground almonds!

And then they move on to puddings!

Thanks a bunch GN!!! hmm wink grin

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 06-Feb-15 14:48:15

Stansgran's choccie cake recipe sounds good too. No one could get fat on that, could they?

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hildajenniJ Fri 06-Feb-15 15:20:33

Don't think I will be baking many more cakes! DH came back from GP saying he has high blood pressure! I will try to cut out salt from his diet but it will be difficult. He was brought up on cake. His mother was a farmer's wife and a stalwart of the WI. If it could be baked, she could make it. I forgot to say that he needs to lose weight. We suspended the 5:2 diet at Christmas, it is now reinstated!

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JulieGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 06-Feb-15 20:18:15

Umm.... <runs off to get the cake out of the oven>

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 06-Feb-15 20:26:13

I'm just going to start Julie! grin

Only rugby on the telly.

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Soutra Fri 06-Feb-15 20:38:36

No salt in my cakes!smile

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JulieGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 06-Feb-15 20:47:47

Rugby, hey. Can't say I blame you.

I don't add salt either. I did try a Victoria sponge once but it came out pretty much rock hard sad I need to try again.

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shysal Fri 06-Feb-15 21:10:54

My granny used to say 'a pinch of salt in everything but custard'. I don't see the point of unsalted butter in a recipe if you are then going to add a pinch! I always use the all in one method, as there is no danger of curdling. Never had any complaints.

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 06-Feb-15 21:24:33

Somehow the unsalted butter adds a creaminess that you don't get with anything else, even if you do add a pinch of salt.

(choc cake in oven. having a rest before I do the cherry one)

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