Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Inspired by The Great British Bake Off I decided to try and make a cake for OH's birthday today celebrating his love of hill running and his club Carnethy Hill Running Club. I've never been any good at decorating cakes (can't even make cup cakes look half decent ) so slathering chocolate on to look like a muddy hillside was a good plan, I reckon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Looks fab! Send me a slice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Wonderful, I bet your OH loves it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 that looks brilliant!!! cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It's fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 What a great cake - well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That's lovely New career in the offing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks everyone . Hardly, LL, it's not really a thing of beauty . Although perhaps all the blokes in the hill running club might start putting orders in . They wouldn't be too fussy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Great looking cake! Has that given you more confidence to tackle another one? Sometimes its only ourselves holding ourselves back...if you see what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 That is a lovely cake! What is the icing made of? It's a gloriously deep shade of mud! I bet it tasted a lot nicer than some of those on GBBO, and from what I remember it looks a lot nicer too! Last year I won a cake in a raffle, it was made by a local cake shop. We ate one slice and threw it away because it was dry and horrifyingly sweet. I was shocked, and have to say that my own offerings are a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 It was just dark chocolate and double cream - not used that before but it was ideal for mud . Strange recipe too - no eggs (I know, I know ) but creamed coconut and sunflower oil. It actually wasn't too sweet although it was a tiny bit dry - not that anybody else commented on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 That is a lovely cake! What is the icing made of? It's a gloriously deep shade of mud! I bet it tasted a lot nicer than some of those on GBBO, and from what I remember it looks a lot nicer too! Last year I won a cake in a raffle, it was made by a local cake shop. We ate one slice and threw it away because it was dry and horrifyingly sweet. I was shocked, and have to say that my own offerings are a lot better. I think a lot of cake shop cakes are made to keep for a few days, which affects the texture and flavour. Home made cakes are usually best eaten on the day or no more than a couple of days after baking. My sister in law makes cakes for a living. Her cake decoration is beautiful and she comes up with some amazing, creative designs. However, if I'm honest, the sponge she makes can be dry and heavy. I made a bog standard Victoria sponge at the weekend for a family get together and my nephew tried a slice of my cake and declared it 'amazing' and wanted to know what it was and who made it. I felt both slightly embarrassed and slightly chuffed that he clearly preferred the taste of my cake to his Mum's! (I don't do decoration, however, so she definitely trumps me in that department ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
