What are you baking today?

[missM]

I did a foccaccia with black kalamata olives, fresh rosemary sprigs and sea salt topping. SOOOOO bad for my husband's diet, but heavenly)

missM

 

[Ardiva]

I just got through baking and frosting an Orange Sponge Cake. I decided to put the mixture in a bunt pan this time and it came out so pretty!

 

[missM]

I love orange sponge. Have you tried a mocha frosting with grated lemon zest?

 

[msmofet]

I just got through baking and frosting an Orange Sponge Cake. I decided to put the mixture in a bunt pan this time and it came out so pretty!

I love orange sponge. Have you tried a mocha frosting with grated lemon zest?

that sounds fantastic!! do you have recipes to share?

 

[missM]

Hi MS,
Depends how big your cake is. But for a 9" (we're metric here - so that's more or less) round cake, you use 2+ cups of icing mixture (you know the deal... add a little if you need to), 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder**, a scant spoon of good quality instant coffee and juice of one lemon and 2 tspns of softened butter. Beat all ingredients until light and fluffy. If mix is too stiff, add a little milk... a drop at a time mind..... Swirl over cake top and sides and grate lemon rind over.
You can substitute lime if you like.
** for a really special frosting,- instead of the cocoa powder, melt half a block of dark cooking chocolate over warm water, mix into the butter, coffee, lemon juice and icing mix. Oh JOY!!!

 

[Mimizkitchen]

MissM,

Kindly tell me what icing mixture is??????

 

[Mel!]

Bananna muffins with a caramel topping.

 

[Ardiva]

I love orange sponge. Have you tried a mocha frosting with grated lemon zest?

Not yet, missM. I usually use a butter cream frosting with a hint (one or two T. of orange juice) to go along with it.

Will try the mocha next time. Sounds good. Thanks for the hint.

 

[Ardiva]

ORANGE SPONGE CAKE

4 eggs-separated
11/2 C. Sugar
1 C. Orange Juice
1 tsp. Grated Orange Rind
2 C. Flour
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, beat 1C sugar with the yolks.
Add the 1 C. juice, rind- blend well.
Add the flour and B.P- blending well.

In a separate medium bowl, beat the egg whites, adding 1/2 C sugar gradually.
Beat until stiff peaks form.

Fold egg whites into orange mixture.
Pour into a greased bunt pan and bake for 40 minutes.

Cool for 20 minutes and then turn out onto a nice cake server.

Frost if desired or just sprinkle powdered sugar on top.

 

[missM]

icing mixture

Icing mixture is icing sugar with a small percentage of starch added. It has a softer setting texture than straight icing sugar and unlike icing sugar, is usually lump free. I believe the starch is usually tapioca or somesuch. Anyway, it is still gluten free for those who need to know that.

 

[merstar]

Individual chocolate cream pies.

 

[babetoo]

i made milk-chocolate chip cookies. i used a recipe i found on line for using splenda. i think the recipe called for two much butter. they really spread out while baking. not very pretty but they taste good. i used splenda white and brown. will try it again, just converting one for myself.

 

[Alix]

I made banana bread and I've made peanut butter/nutella bread.

 

[babetoo]

made lovely very simple yeast dinner rolls. very pretty too. the day before made a pound cake. both are all gone after dinner last night.

 

[babetoo]

making low-sodium pineapple muffins. found recipe on line. pm me if you would the recipe. very quick and easy, taste will tell.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Will be "baking" a salmon filet later today. I'm considering some foccacia while I have the oven warmed up. DH will just have to control himself with the fresh bread.

 

[babetoo]

starting a loaf of salt free bread, tuscan bread it is called. has to rise overnight. so won't actually bake til tomorrow.

 

[Chopstix]

Made Pinched Orange Macaroons. Mmmm.....very good. Saw it on a Martha Stewart episode featuring this petit four from New York's Four Seasons Hotel.

 

[babetoo]

baked off a loaf of salt free bread. very crusty. nice crumb. it has a lot of steps . found one that is not so involved, to make next.

had slice with egg salad on it. was very yummy

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I ended up baking ciabatta, 1 loaf...it is excellent! So simple and easy!