Bubhub Bake Off #1

[cheezelkat]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has begun for the first Bubhub Bake Off! Put on your aprons, arm yourself with a whisk and stand back from the smoking oven! :chef:

The basis of this contest is for everyone to bake a certain recipe and to see who can come up with the best looking and most creative interpretation of the recipe. Entrants will post a picture of their creation as a reply to this thread and then there will be a vote done to determine the winners.
The point of this is to have fun in the kitchen. Whether this is your first attempt at baking or you are a champion pastry chef, it doesn't matter. Just go with the flow and share your skills, and creativity, with the rest of the Bubhub.



The Rules

#1. The recipe is to be chosen by the previous winner.

#2. The closing date is to be next SUNDAY night - September 3rd, 12am AEST. A link to the picture must be submitted via a comment to this thread by this time.

#3. Voting will be done via poll to determine the winner from Monday 4th September and will close Thursday night - 7 September.

#4. Creativity is encouraged with the recipes, but try and keep it reasonable eg if a chocolate cake recipe is posted, people submitting pictures of their Friday night quiche won't be allowed to win :p

*** if you do not have a picture host, you can get a free account with photobucket (http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/www.photobucket.com) or PM me and I will upload them onto my web server.***

THE RECIPE

Strawberry jelly cakes (http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=122753&subsectionname=archive) - Australian Women's Weekly recipe


By Lyndey Milan

INGREDIENTS

125g butter, chopped
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup (110g) caster sugar
2 eggs
1½ cups (110g) self-raising flour
1/3 cup (80ml) milk
80g packet strawberry jelly
3 cups (150g) shredded or flaked coconut
½ cup thickened cream

METHOD

Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan forced). Grease deep 23cm square cake pan; line base with baking paper.

Beat butter, vanilla extract and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined. Stir in flour and milk until smooth; spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes. Stand cake in pan 5 minutes; turn top-side up , onto wire rack to cool.

Meanwhile, make jelly according to manufacturer's instructions. Refrigerate until set to the consistency of an unbeaten egg white.

Cut cake into 36 squares; dip each square into jelly then coconut. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat cream in small bowl with an electric mixer until firm peaks form. Serve cakes with cream.

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Good luck! :chef:

[rynosmum]

I've got all of the ingredients so I'm considering trying out the recipe tonight. Is there any chance you could post the photo from the WW Cookbook showing what the end result is 'supposed' :laughing: to look like?

I'm a little confused as to what we're aiming for...:o

[Bubble*Crazy]

I'm thinking they're lamingtons ....

[cheezelkat]

http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=122753&subsectionname=archive

theres a picture on the website :)

[Melo]

The picture is here! (http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=122753&subsectionname=archive)

[Melo]

Yum yum yum!!!

I LOVE Lamingtons!!!

Wonder if my Coles is selling any?! :p

Hehe, just jokes!

[ButterflyMama]

Oooh these sound yummy. I'm going to give them a go during the week. :yes:

[EskimoMumma]

I probably wont eat these, but considering they have to be cooked by fathers day....im sure DP would eat em so best of luck to all of uf :D

[Funkychicken]

I know i got all excited at the prospect of this bake off but I have to admit defeat in terms of "I just can't do it this time". I have such a huge week and as I am renowned for undertaking way too many things at one time, I thought I had better bow out now. I will look in on the next one.
Question: Is the poll open to all or just those participating?

[cheezelkat]

Th epoll will be open to all :) Bribes for votes encouraged :laughing:

[Funkychicken]

Th epoll will be open to all :) Bribes for votes encouraged :laughing:
Will these bribes be something like, oh, I don't know, maybe the jet I want bubhub to provide to fly us all to the deserted island? :D

[Melo]

I'm in!! :D

This should be interesting!! :rolleyes:

[Karizma]

I'm in, will have to get some ingredients, this shall be interesting for sure. :yes:

[mythreelittlemonkeys]

this week just gonna be too tricky as Tillie sick with cold - but want to do next one - shame as as my appetite is at mo I could eat all 30!!

[~Alicia]

I'm in :thumbsup:

[mothergoosewannabe]

hey just a quick question that may seem a bit silly but is vanilla extract the same as vanilla essence??? i have the later but need to go to shop for jelly and need to know if i need to buy extract or whether essence will do the same???? :confused:

[Karizma]

hey just a quick question that may seem a bit silly but is vanilla extract the same as vanilla essence??? i have the later but need to go to shop for jelly and need to know if i need to buy extract or whether essence will do the same???? :confused:

I am not sure thw difference, but I have both extract and essence as some recipes say either one or the other. Maybe one is a pure extract of the vanilla bean, and maybe the other is like flavour???? Not sure, but yes they come in different bottles know that much :laughing:

[mothergoosewannabe]

TY for that, i got to go to shops anyway so i will just buy some extract too. And might even check out some plain sponges while there:D

[SnoozesWithCats]

I'm thinking they're lamingtons ....

I had this conversation with DH this morning..

Me: blah blah blah Jelly Cake blah blah
He: Hmmm... Jelly Cake, that sound exciting! What's in it?
Me: Well, they sound kinda like lamingtons - except they're made with strawberry jelly {describes recipe}
He: Yep, those are lamingtons
Me: ...except that they're PINK!
He: Lamingtons are pink.
Me: No they're not! Lamingtons are made with chocolate! This is Jelly Cake!
He: No, they're Lamingtons. REAL lamingtons are made with jelly.
Me: Well the Australian Women's Weekly calls them Jelly Cake.
He: Oh how the mighty have fallen!

:eek:

So anyway, we compromised and agreed it was probably a regional variation. I grew up in Melbourne, and he's a country kid (East Gippsland). But I still secretly know that REAL lamingtons are CHOCOLATE!

(this recipe sounds yummy too though :) )

[~Alicia]

I am not sure thw difference, but I have both extract and essence as some recipes say either one or the other. Maybe one is a pure extract of the vanilla bean, and maybe the other is like flavour???? Not sure, but yes they come in different bottles know that much :laughing:


Vanilla extract is soooo much nicer. its thicker too.

[EskimoMumma]

I had this conversation with DH this morning..

Me: blah blah blah Jelly Cake blah blah
He: Hmmm... Jelly Cake, that sound exciting! What's in it?
Me: Well, they sound kinda like lamingtons - except they're made with strawberry jelly {describes recipe}
He: Yep, those are lamingtons
Me: ...except that they're PINK!
He: Lamingtons are pink.
Me: No they're not! Lamingtons are made with chocolate! This is Jelly Cake!
He: No, they're Lamingtons. REAL lamingtons are made with jelly.
Me: Well the Australian Women's Weekly calls them Jelly Cake.
He: Oh how the mighty have fallen!




:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

I had that same conversation with my DP, he was educating me on the way of the lamginton in australia. (ive never seen them being an american)

[Starlet]

Hmm...I have to work tomorrow, so I think I'll have to send DF to get some ingredients for me and I'll have a go at it tomorrow night!

[Merlion]

when we used to have lamington bakes off at school there used to be strawberry and chocolate lamingtons

[cheezelkat]

I have made the fake lamingtons :laughing: and they're chilling in the fridge right now. I'll take a pic for my entry and post it later tonight!

Um, I had a blonde moment when making them. I was sifting the flour in and accidentely "sifted" the milk at the same time. oops :o

[Melo]

Ooh i'll have to get the ingredients today, will probably make them tomorrow night when DF is out! :).

How did yours turn out Cheezelkat?

[Tea Lady]

I'll make them too - I've got mum's group at my place tomorrow so it gives me a new recipe to try - thanks :)

[cheezelkat]

I'll take a photo when I've stopped eating them :o

[Melo]

Do they taste like Strawberry lamingtons?

[cheezelkat]

Please don't laugh at my very bad camera phone (or photography skills) :p

This is all thats left - I made 36 of them!

http://pics.livejournal.com/kitsiana/pic/0009s871

I want to see some more entries!

They taste like lamingtons. I'm going to make more tomorrow - pineapple flavour!

[M O P]

They look great CK!:thumbsup:
I know from making them before they can be tricky to coat.

[Bubble*Crazy]

They look great and obviously taste alright :thumbsup:.

I'm hoping to get mine done tomorrow. :chef:

[Melo]

Very nice CK!!!

:fingerscrossed: I get mine done tonight.

I bet they are VERY messy to make! :D

[jasminesmum]

O.K. I'll be brave and show you my creations.

I didn't use the jelly cause I try to keep my kids away from pretty colours. :D
Instead I used beetroot juice and icing sugar with some of them and strawberry jam and icing sugar with the others.

The beetroot ones are definately pinker but I think the jam ones taste better. :thumbsup:

It was my first and last attempt at making them. WHAT a mess!! :laughing:

Here they are.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k282/jasminesmum/PICT0121.jpg

[Bubble*Crazy]

They look great, JM :thumbsup:

Still haven't got around to mine ....

[Melo]

I still havent got around to doing mine either - THIS MORNING!!

Did anyone NOT use cream? I just had a look and its off :eek: I only brought it on Wednesday - and went off yesterday :banghead:

ETA: Dont worry, you dont need cream its for serving with! :)

[Melo]

Here is my entry :D

Picture One: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/melandmatt/P9020086.jpg

Picture Two: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/melandmatt/P9020087.jpg

[jasminesmum]

Here is my entry :D

Picture One: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/melandmatt/P9020086.jpg

Picture Two: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/melandmatt/P9020087.jpg

Yours look great too. :thumbsup:

Its terrible I can't stop eating mine. :laughing:

[Melo]

Yours look great too. :thumbsup:

Its terrible I can't stop eating mine. :laughing:

:laughing: Thats a laugh. I am NOT eating mine - In fear that I may actually like them.. OMG, talk about disaster! DS decided to take the lid off his Farex container whilst I was bending into the stove to get the cake off, and then I dropped the Coconut container whilst putting it back on the shelf. So now my poor bagless vaccum is full of Farex and Coconut.

They are in the fridge so I could show DF once he got home from work and then they are going to the bin!

[~Alicia]

Yay i finally made mine! :laughing:

I used cherry jelly. I dont like strawberry :)

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[Melo]

Mum21 did you use Muffin tins? Because if you did thats a GENIUS idea!! :D

[~Alicia]

hmmm that would have been an easier way :laughing: but no, i cut them :o

[Melo]

Oh really? Hmmmm if ONLY I had thought of the Muffin tray :)

[bel_aiden]

here are my jellly cakes.. dh has already eaten most of them.. but it is faters day :yes: .. they are off limits to me, as im trying to be a good girl... but he tells me they taste good, he is keen on the idea of having a bake off each week if it means he gets to eat somthing new, especially cakes!!!

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h105/wm_vq/IMG_1433.jpg
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h105/wm_vq/IMG_1433.jpg)

[~Alicia]

wow they look so good!

Very creative :thumbsup:

[bel_aiden]

thanks mum21:)

[Bubble*Crazy]

Wow! These are all too good!

I'm not going to get a chance to enter this week :thumbsdown:, but will be ready for our new recipe next week....

[Starlet]

Mine are in the oven now! So I'll post pics soon!!

[SnoozesWithCats]

ok, here we go, this might be a bit of an ... unusual ... entry

when I saw the end date I couldn't resist ... it happens to be the day after a certain jelly-lover in my family turned three :D


So: one birthday cake.

http://www.shadowlandgames.com/personal/photos/2006/IMG_0183.JPG

It was originally sposed to be a pyramid, but we decided that it was actually an Aztec temple, Indiana Jones style, with all the snakes...

Hard to get an even coating of coconut this way - I jsut had to sprinkle it on. Tasted good, but!

[cheezelkat]

These are so awesome!

I'll be posting the poll once DS has gone for his afternoon nap so anyone can sneak an entry in now before I post it and close this thread. You guys are so creative!

[sugar n spice]

so can we vote soon. there are two i really like. ummm i might take part once im into my new house if this continues on for awhile as i wont be into my house for a couple of wks. Is it going to be cakes, desserts all the time or just this time?

[EskimoMumma]

i forgot all about it. DS was struck down with gastro early saturday morning. Ill defiantly be in next week

[cheezelkat]

OK entries are closed and voting is now open. Good luck!