THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)

[maddy]

I just won a matching set on ebay......a Lady Carlyle tennis set

[Bedlam]

That's so cute and so you Maddy.

[Wonder]

georgous Maddie

[fundj&e]

DH gives me a  when i say, love i just WON on ebay agian 

[JulieO]

Last week I bought a great cake tin that holds 6 of these sized cakes.  Today I used it to see how it behaved, hoping that they wouldn't stick to the tin; they came out beautifully.

Could try different ways to serve these, a few thoughts of mine would be to melt some white chocolate and once cooled a bit, put it in the heart indent on top and let it set, with some fresh cream and fresh raspberries served at the side.  Or maybe I could do the same thing with raspberry jelly, once cooled before it's set, could pour it in the same place.  Another thought is runny icing so once you cut into the cake with your spoon, the icing would run down over the cake, or fresh cream with fresh chopped fruit...... 
Anyway I'm happy with my purchase. 

[maddy]

That is soooooo pretty Julie! 
Were these tins in Target by any chance?.....I picked them up a couple of weeks ago......questioned myslelf if I really needed them.......now kicking myself after seeing your gorgeous cakes.......OF COURSE I NEED THAT TIN NOW !!!!   
Melted chocolate in the centres would be divine!

[JulieO]

Maddy, yes it was from Target.  I was a bit surprised actually as I haven't seen anything like that in there before.  It's a nice and sturdy tin too so it won't go out of shape or dent. 

[cookie1]

Off to Target next shopping day to check out these tins. Lovely looking cake JulieO and Maddy I love the Lady Carlyle.

[maddy]

Off to Target next shopping day to check out these tins. Lovely looking cake JulieO and Maddy I love the Lady Carlyle.

......thanks, and the Lady Carlyle would look lovelier with a heart shaped cake on it too 

[judydawn]

You're right there maddy, a perfect match.

What a gorgeous cake JulieO - so dinner partyish 

[Wonder]

Julie, that looks fantastic. What cake recipe have you used for the trial?

[johnro]

Julie those look so great I actually bought a tin like that a couple of months ago from Target together with heart shaped silicone muffin cases - needless to say it is the same category as so many forum recipes still to be tried!!!! - after seeing the results that time may be sooner rather than later.

[Yvette]

Congrats Maddy haha and lovely Julie looks yummo

[JulieO]

Thankyou girls!  

Maddy, I agree you have to get the tin to make the cakes to go on that lovely tea set.  

Wonder here is the recipe that I used, it's very simple but makes the nicest cakes. I can't see why it couldn't be done in the TM.

SCOUT'S CUPCAKES
2 large eggs
Thickened cream
Vanilla extract, splash
160g caster sugar
150g sifted SR flour
Fresh strawberries
Whipped cream to decorate
Icing sugar to dust

Preheat oven 180C.
Crack the eggs into a 250ml measuring cup, and fill to the top with thickened cream.  

Tip into a mixer bowl and beat for 1 min then add vanilla extract and caster sugar.  
Beat for 3 mins on a gentle speed.
Add flour and fold in on speed 1 (KA)  until smooth.  

Place in 10 - 12 small muffin cases or less if using larger cases.  Bake until light and golden and cakes spring back when lightly touched in the centre, approx 15 mins. (depends of what size you are making). Like I said earlier, I only got 4 of the size I made.  

Decorate how you like.  

[judydawn]

Well Hally is back and will soon be posting again.  Here are the pictures of her shopping in Hawaii.