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Didn't find an appropriate place to put this but thought this was the right place . ( foodwise)  This is my 95 almost mum just about to start on a pizza.   Not really it was a family size one

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Fried 15 at lunch time, my daughter and I had 3 each, gave my son 5 for his family, Alex had 1 and the other 3 hes taken to the trainee chef to try.

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Just for Oztalgian,Lemon and whisky cake recipe:

4oz softened butter

6oz self raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

6oz fine sugar or caster sugar

2 large fresh eggs

6 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon whisky

grated zest of 1 large lemon

 

For the icing

juice of half large lemon

1 tablespoon whisky

4 oz caster or very fine sugar.

 

Mix all ingredients using a mixer or for longer by hand using wooden spoon until a slightly dripping consistancy

Pre heat oven to 170/180, 160 for a fan oven

grease two 7-8 inch  round baking trays (I use butter to grease them,when oven upto temp pour equal amounts of mixture into trays and put in oven,for 40 minutes,but keep an eye on them

Icing

Put sugar into a bowl with juice of half the lemon and tablespon of whisky,mix using a spoon until loose dripping consistancy and put aside,

 

when cakes are ready turn out on a wire rack until cool,level off one half of the cakes and spread with lemon marmalade,put other half of cake on top to form the sandwich,put cake on a plate and and using a cocktail stick or fork stab top of cake all over, slowly drizzle with sugar/lemon/whisky mix allow to soak into the cake,keep repeating the drizzle part until all gone or until you think you have enough drizzle on the cake,allow to soak in and wait until sugar has crystalized on top

Cut a slice and enjoy,(bet you can't just have one slice)

 

Rog

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Why just for ozstalgian:angry: come on share. Instead of having whisky in my aloe arborescens I'll use it on the cake. With your permission Ozstalgian.

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And post number 57 for the rest of Nottstalgians,Nonna,I will consider myself rebuked thumbsup

 

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Just done myself and Mrs P cinnamon and cranberry juice poached plums on french toast yum, Recipe serves two persons

1 cup cranberry juice

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cinnamon stick or pinch of cinnamon powder

in a saucepan and bring to the boil,when boiling turn heat down to slow simmer,

6 plums cut in half and stones removed,

place plums cut side down in simmering juice/syrup (be careful,it's hot and sticks to you)

whisk two eggs and a two tablespoons of milk put in a flat tray,

put one slice of bread in egg mix and let it soak up the mixture,do same for other slice of bread,

1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan and heat,

when butter/oil is hot put 1 slice of egg mix bread in pan and cook until golden brown on each side,repeat with other slice,

put 1 slice of bread on pre warmed plate,place three plum halves on slice of bread/french toast and spoon some of the syrup over french toast and plums halves

repeat with other slice,enjoy, (bet you could eat another one)

 

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After eating that Phil we dint want owt else,shepperds pie and honey roast veg with yorkshire pud tomorrow though

 

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Got all ingredients weighed and measured, panic .....no whisky. Every spirit and liquore imaginable but no whisky. Brandy ? Noooo. Last of homemade Limoncello seeing as it has lemon zest in. Yes I think that will work....( hope so)

result later

came back to recipe because I couldnt remember amount of whisky

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Result . Well the cake turned out beautifully soft. I added lemon zest and 1 tbsp limoncello. For the topping I did the same as Plantfit but used limoncello instead of whisky. 

Cake cooled down as my daughter came over, made two small slices for us to try. Result.......mum it's awful, "are you sure" she insisted....then picked up the plate and said" bye see you later". 

It was really , really delicious. 

Went out this morning and was out until about 4 pm. The cake was still on the plate but half was missing. Now there is only a quarter left ! Oh I did put a few cubes of crystallised ginger in too.

Have to make another tomorrow unfortunately ;)

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Nice one Nonna,I like the idea of adding ginger,I will try that next time I make one,I knew you couldn't have just one slice thumbsup

 

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The cake turned out beautifully and was very yellow as I'd used very yellow yolked eggs that are used for making homemade pasta. This morning the " mice or that stranger that comes and goes" has finished it off.;)

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dont know what happened there . Will try again. Maybe the " mice" have even eaten the link:rolleyes:

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Lemon and Limoncello cake

whats the matter with photobucket this morning. He's been at the limoncello I bet.

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No the original photo won't upload. We only had half the cake so you've only got half the photo. imsorry

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Did a silly thing yesterday. Fancied copying Plantfits  peach turn overs with flaky pastry. I'd got some filo pastry so thought I would make little baskets of it , hanging over a cup for the shape. They turned out really nice looking. The only thing was I forgot to grease the cups and they stuck like glue. I had to break the pastry off and leave the cups soaking.:wacko:

This afternoon I made three crostate and 11/2 dozen scones. I now have 4 left after having tea and scones for snack ( in 4 of us) and giving 5 to my granddaughter for her snack on returning from school.

Tomorrow is biscuit day and maybe hotcross buns. For freezer.

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Blimey nonnaB, that's wetted my appetite for something sweet, but totally taboo this afternoon as I'm out for a meal tonight, and I don't want to spoil it ! It's a treat for my eldest daughter and her hubby !

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