A few months ago, gripped by baking fever, I purchased Mary Berry's Baking Bible. I quickly decided to embark upon a mission to bake everything in the book, and turn myself from an occasional baker into a bit of an expert. My Grandad Ern was a Master Baker by trade; the man responsible for introducing Danish Pastries to England in fact, and I wish it had occurred to me to spend more time learning from him, rather than simply enjoying the fruits of his effortless labours. This project is almost a way of making amends for that; I'd like to follow in his footsteps (if not in my career, at least as a hobby) and continue the proud heritage of baking in my family.
I credit my friend Rachel with the idea to write a blog about my baking exploits, hoping that there will be more successes than failures as I attempt all 213 of the Queen of Baking's recipes.
So as not to bore the husband with a monotonous diet of sponges, followed by weeks of biscuits, I've decided to tackle the recipes by selecting the first bake from each chapter, followed by the second recipe and so on. I'm not going to pick and choose; I'm determined to face my baking demons and learn how to do everything baking-related, even if the consequences are disastrous!
Everything will be photographed, with comment about how I found baking it, and a husband rating (to be taken with a pinch of salt as he has a very selective cake-tooth).


Monday 20 March 2017

86. Devonshire Apple Cake

This was baked as a result of being given some cooking apples and not really wanting to make several crumbles. Again, this was made last Autumn and before baby, so I can't remember much about it! However, it was easy to make, using the all-in-one method. The apples were placed on top of half of the cake mixture (in some sort of neat arrangement) so that they were 'sandwiched' inside.
It was meant to be baked for an hour and a quarter and I can't recall if I adhered to that, but as you can see from the photo, the edges were rather dark when I took it out. I've made a note in the book to bake it for 1 hour next time.
Baker's verdict: simple and tasty. Best served as a dessert and warmed up, with some cream on the side.
Husband rating: he won't remember this!
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