Ideas on using ice cream at a party or family. Use a Jelly Mould ( I have a tupperware ones of about 30 years old plus and still use them ) especially if it is a ring mould. A 2 litre pack of ice cream soften enough to scoop into the mould and firmly press then put the big lid on it and freeze. Then with a light trickling of hot water remove ice cream, put onto a serving dish and then one can either wrap completely in plastcwrap and back into freezer ready for use or decorate it with your favourite toppings. such as choc hail on whipped cream, hundreds and thousands, butterscotch or a caramel or choc sauce, or a fruit syrup, what ever, great and very easy to serve with a good sharp knife, just slice out neat wedges and it is still frozen. Cheers.
fetish,
Jan 28, 7:43pm
note for myself moving some of the BIG threads in here over to TMC's recipes tips and ideas, not peoples personal talk, and have got up to here saved for moving :)
valentino,
Jan 29, 8:02am
Bumping. for the time being. Was in the danger zone.
valentino,
Feb 1, 7:58am
Another hint in baking especially using the. Edmonds Cookbook. For example the banan cake. Made this for the umpteenth hundreth time today and is still tops. Even my neighbours knows when it is being baked. I simply use the Edmonds recipe, perhaps slightly heaped measures and at least 5 large bananas mashed, could even be more than 2 cups. I always use a ring hollow centre cake tin and only bake in oven for about 3/4 of the time suggested, that is 37 minutes and it always comes out moist, very fresh taste and the smell at it's peak. With virtually all of edmonds cake recipes I do not cook up to their time as I feel in most cases is too long, At least at their time is well cooked. Try knocking of the time a little, one can then realise this to get the right times.
valentino,
Feb 1, 8:05am
Continued from above. In using Round Hollow centred cake tins, decrease times by 25% so one only cooks for 3/4 of the time suggested, reason is the middle is cooked just as the outside is hence far lesser time required. Also if one cooks to the full time then one is really drying out the cake, hence loss of moistness and the smell. For whole cake tins occasionally used will go to about 90% of time noted, cake is still cooking for a few minutes later while cooling. Also note the centre, if it is well raised then it is cooked, allow the cooling time for cake to complete baking and the centre comes down a little. Another little trick is icing, Using just the basic icing recipe, ice the cake whilst there is a slight warmth and the icing will smooth to a nice smooth finish.
valentino,
Feb 2, 3:16am
Just bumping for a moist banana cake. Works every time.
evorotorua,
Feb 2, 5:56pm
bump as instructed!!
evorotorua,
Feb 2, 5:56pm
bump as instructed!
valentino,
Feb 5, 1:53am
To brown.dog. Please read a very good hint in post number 108 in making Chocolate Fudge re Edmond's recipe. Cheers
evorotorua,
Feb 6, 6:25pm
aren't I good!!
evorotorua,
Feb 6, 6:25pm
aren't I good!
stuw,
Feb 8, 5:47am
easy as most simple EVER white sauce 1.5 tbs of flour, 1.5 cups of milk. Pre mix these in a hand shaker, or similar. Melt butter in a saucepan over a low heat. as soon as melted pour mix in and stir continuously untill desired thickness. If you want cheese sauce, add a litle more milk and then dump in cheese and mix until melted. If you are making cheese sauce for Macca cheese, make it runny, so use more milk at pre mix stage. Runny cheese sauce is much nicer in macca. and it does thicken in oven. Thanks to valentino for showig me this thread. I used to post in recipes regularly but havn't been in for ages, other than an odd random.
stuw,
Feb 8, 6:02am
valentino Heres my family secret banana cake. 1 cup white sugar, 100gr melted butter, 3 bananas mashed, 3 eggs, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup low fat milk, 150ml plain or fruit yoghurt. (I always use 1 pottle fruit yog) 2cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder. :: Heres my family secret banana cake. 1 cup white sugar, 100gr melted butter, 3 bananas mashed, 3 eggs, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup low fat milk, 150ml plain or fruit yoghurt. (I always use 1 pottle fruit yog) 2cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder. :: Lemon icing 25gr butter, zest and juice off 1 lemon, 2 cups icing sugar. Method: preheat oven to 160 C spray a 20-22cm baking tin with non stick spray. Beat the sugar and melted butter until thick and creamy add the mashed banana and beat well. heat milk in microwave until nearly boiling (I just shove in for 1 min) stir baking soda into milk and then stir into banana mix. add the yoghurt, flour and baking powder (I ALWAYS sift flour and BP) Mix very well, and pour into cake tin and bake for 40 mins. when cold ice.
stuw,
Feb 8, 6:02am
and. Lemon icing place butter, zest and juice in microwave bowl and heat for 30-40 secs, beat in the icing to make fluffy thick icing. Sometimes I find it needs a little extra lemon juice, and I usually spread over cake with a spatulay wetted (is that a word) with lemon juice. YUMMMMM Makes the best cake ever, oh I just made up the bit about family secret.
valentino,
Feb 8, 7:48am
Thank you Stuw. Sounds very good, I will try your banana cake, has yoghurt in it, interesting. Cheers
valentino,
Feb 10, 2:24am
Bumping this up as well.
brianmac,
Feb 10, 7:01pm
bumping post #23 someone wanting a great pikelet recipe.
valentino,
Feb 11, 1:33am
Bumping for someone looking for Banana Cake recipe, note the following posts: 122, 123, 127 and 128 on the 3rd page.
brianmac,
Feb 12, 6:07pm
Oops, she missed it here it is again.
pixiegirl,
Feb 16, 3:24am
Good to see it back on page 1!!!
jenna68,
Feb 16, 5:35pm
Made usual mashed tatties last night.. cooked spuds, sat on turned off element to dry, added pepper, marge and milk, mashed like crazy and added..... a good shake of Greggs Garlic Salt and then whisked it all up till smooth and creamy - was a bit hit with the family, everyone asked for seconds :o)
jenna68,
Feb 16, 5:35pm
Made usual mashed tatties last night. cooked spuds, sat on turned off element to dry, added pepper, marge and milk, mashed like crazy and added. a good shake of Greggs Garlic Salt and then whisked it all up till smooth and creamy - was a bit hit with the family, everyone asked for seconds :o)
pixiegirl,
Feb 17, 10:33pm
oh no was on page 4
hartbrake,
Feb 17, 11:34pm
Stuffed Pumpkin Get pumpkin and cut top off, scoop out seeds etc. Microwave on high 15mins at a time till just cooked. Make up a rice risotto mix and add fresh veges, meat etc. Put rice into pumpkin put "lid" on and bake for 1/2 hr at 180deg.So easy and is a nice way to impress with out the work. Great for boys trying to impress the inlaws lol
jenna68,
Feb 21, 5:41pm
bumpin :o)
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