Help with Baking! - Making My Cake!

[dannii87]

I'm making the cake ladies!! Hope it comes out ok It's in the oven, I keep checking it every 2 mins

Got some extra double thick cream too!!

I'll post pics once it's done! xx

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Well, I made a Victoria Sponge a couple of weeks ago and it turned out great!

Apart from... I must have misread the instructions because if I remember rightly, a Victoria Sponge has jam and thick, creamy, yummy cream in the middle... I misread the instructions that I thought said "double cream whisked" so I bought a pot of runny double cream, whisked it, but it stayed at the same consistancy?!

Needless to say, the bottom part of the cake went soggy

How have I misread it? What do I use/do instead to get that lovely thick cream?! xx

 

[LilysMummy]

I use the whipping cream its just thick cream lol you whisk to how you want. Its next to the double cream etc on the shelves!

 

[daftscotslass]

Whipping cream whips a bit quicker. Double will thicken but it takes ages and is easier to do with a hand blender.

 

[dannii87]

Oooh thank you ladies!! That's where I went wrong! I went for the cream you dip strawberries in xx

 

[DebbieM]

Easily done! Wish I'd seen it!

 

[kazlin]

For an alternative you can make buttercream, but you may know this already. It goes well with a Victoria Sponge and it's really simple to make, just butter and icing sugar mixed...you do however need a fair amount of icing sugar and you can add colour if you want.

Pic next time please

 

[dannii87]

Oooh butter icing sounds good too!!

Haha!! You want a pic so you can all laugh when I fuck it up again yeah?!

xx

 

[xkikix]

Butter Icing is yummy!!

 

[1sttimemum]

For an alternative you can make buttercream, but you may know this already. It goes well with a Victoria Sponge and it's really simple to make, just butter and icing sugar mixed...you do however need a fair amount of icing sugar and you can add colour if you want.

Pic next time please

sounds MIGHTY fattening but scrummy

 

[DebbieM]

Mmmmmmmm now I want cake!!! Its my birthday next week so yuuuuuuuuummy lol

 

[mrs_metal]

You didn't get the wrong one Dannii, I always use double cream to whip, you've just got to do if for longer, I use it as I prefer the result.

By the way don't whip it for too long as you end up with butter and butter cream , just until it's at stiff peaks stage (or until you can hold the bowl upside down and it does fall out) - like meringues

I do prefer butter cream with victoria sponges, you can make it with marge instead of butter for slightly less calories but it is much nicer with butter

 

[LisaJ1986]

I can't whip double cream. I have to get OH to do it. (never thought of the electric whisk! ) I've only ever made 1 successful sponge, the rest come out flat! Lol

 

[dannii87]

Thank you soooo much ladies! I'm currently baking my cake

Hope it turns out ok!! x

 

[Penstraze]

Good luck with your cake, I sooo want some cake now its all your fault!! I can't wait to start maternity leave so I can do lots of baking!!!

 

[charlie84]

Oooh you have got me in the mood to bake a cake
Think it will have to wait till LO is tucked up in bed tho.