Friday, 22 February 2013

You can have your cake and eat it!

1. Bake your cake.

This one was from my old Bero recipe book and is basically

8oz SR flour
4oz butter
4oz sugar - I used brown
2 eggs and some milk
6oz mixed dried fruit and a teaspoon of mixed spice

Cream butter and sugar and add in the rest.

2. Bake as a tray bake.


3. Cut into a million 16 pieces.


This way you needn't feel guilty about - 

1. Wasting energy. (The cake takes less time to bake.)

2. Eating cake when you are trying to lose weight. (Each piece is a small piece as it's pre-cut.)

Win, win all round!

xx

Welcome to my new follower Pam. Start looking forward to your retirement. You're in for a treat!

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16 comments:

  1. Caz22 February 2013 at 19:11

    Looks yummy,,, what temp did you cook it on?

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    1. Mum22 February 2013 at 20:23

      Caz, I think it was about 180C. I just took it out when it was done which was under half an hour.
      xx

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  2. Carol22 February 2013 at 19:16

    IRYPT
    Carolx

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  3. Pam22 February 2013 at 19:41

    I think I am in for a treat tomorrow right,son after I bake that cake. I remember my Gran having a copy although I never saw her use it. My mum read it but it might as well have been in mandarin chinese, she could not bake for toffee.

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  4. Nic22 February 2013 at 19:57

    This looks yummy :)

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  5. Jane and Chris22 February 2013 at 21:39

    IRYPT
    Jane x

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  6. KC'sCourt!23 February 2013 at 09:00

    I have that recipe, think I might give it ago, I off to make a cake now!
    Julie xxxxxxxxxxx

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  7. justjill23 February 2013 at 10:24

    Yummeee. I expect to see a blog on a walk soon!

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  8. Jo23 February 2013 at 10:31

    Looks lovely. I made chocolate brownies yesterday and cut them up like that, otherwise it would go in a day with the gannets in this house.

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  9. Linda Metcalf23 February 2013 at 15:18

    An easy recipe...right up my alley!

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  10. Unknown23 February 2013 at 17:26

    I wish I had made a cake but I just ran out of time, could really really eat a slice of that right now x

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  11. Anne23 February 2013 at 17:29

    Ooh put the kettle on! I have a blueberry and vanilla cake in the oven as I'm typing this.The smell is driving me to distraction!!

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  12. Clare23 February 2013 at 21:32

    IRYPT x

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  13. Carol23 February 2013 at 23:18

    I love my old Bero books, reliable recipes.
    Your cake looks delicious.
    Carol xx

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  14. shabbied up grannie24 February 2013 at 09:20

    Hi , what a brill recipe to have a standby when the family turn up and want feeding - looking forward to following your blog Mum

    Bev

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  15. Jo25 February 2013 at 11:16

    I often cook things as a tray bake for the purpose of using less gas. I also double up recipes and cook the cakes in 2 loaf tins too - and freeze the sliced cakes so we can't eat them all at once : )

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