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).


Sunday, 4 February 2018

Baby's First Birthday Cake

As I posted about Elizabeth's first birthday cake, I thought I should do the same for our littlest's too. So here it is, and this is what happens when you have more than one child and thus less time to do fancy things with icing. This is just a classic Victoria Sandwich, with lemon curd and buttercream, plus a load of white chocolate biscuit fingers and a bucketload of sprinkles. Total sugar overload, and we ended up chucking some of the biscuits, which are my new favourite baking friends as they make any sponge look a bit more fancy, by covering up all the cake which isn't iced!
Baby (who is turning into a bit of a cake fiend) enjoyed it anyway. Maybe she'll get some fondant icing next year...
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