A cake a week

No cake last week as I was sick. So back to that orange poppy seed cake which I am determined to get right.

My friends Keryn and Barbie who can both bake advised me about baking paper all the way around. They also both suggested a light dusting of flour. So here is the tin duly prepared.

Out of the oven and not looking bad.

The good news is it did not stick. The bad news - well a picture is worth a thousand words.

I forgot another of Barbie's tips which was to rotate the pan during cooking. As with all the others it tastes good bit will be made again - I will get it eventually.

As the oven was on and we were having soup for dinner I decided to make scones.

Freshly out of the oven and not looking too bad.

Molly thought they were delicious and is sulking because there aren't any more.

A cake a week

The good news is that I made the butter cake again during the week and received lots of lovely comments. Apparently I have it mastered. So the challenge for this week was to try the orange poppy seed cake again.

You may remember last week I had problems with it sticking. So this week following advice from master baker  Barbie B I used a pan with smaller sides and lined the base with baking paper.

Mixture into the pan and looking good.

Now here is where I forgot another piece of advice from Barbie - rotate the pan halfway through cooking so it rises evenly. Not real clear from this picture but one side was definitely taller.

So to the turn out moment. Did it stick - You betcha.

Like last week tastes good but I want it to look good as well. This recipe will not defeat me.

A cake a week

During the week I made the butter cake again and apparently it was so good someone thought it was store bought. Buoyed by my success I decided to tackle this cake.

A couple of things made me go in this direction. I had oranges and the cake tin I had bought was the right size.

A little shopping had happened during the week and I now have gorgeous food prep bowls which were put to good use.

The recipe seemed really easy. all I had to do was tip all of the above into a bowl and mix it.

Not the most appealing photo I will admit but in no time at all it was mixed and in a well greased pan.

So far so good. Into the oven and out when cooked. The instructions called for it to be left in the pan for 5 minutes and then turned out. This is when disaster struck.

As I did last week I omitted baking paper. I think I got away with it as the fat content was much higher. I will make again on Sunday and use baking paper and see how I go. BTW it was delicious.