Comments on: Cinnamon teacake http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/ Cooking videos made by real people Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Waz http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-171161 Waz Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:13:06 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-171161 Hi Ragav, we have all sorts of tea in our house, believe you me. Assam, English breakfast, weird Chinese stuff ... Lenny's a bit of an aficionado. I quite like assam tea myself, or mint tea made with fresh leaves. Lenny alternates her teas depending on what she's into at the time. I like genmaicha (Japanese - green tea + roasted barley) if I can get my hands on it. Though a Liptons teabag with milk and sugar will do fine for me on most occasions! Hi Ragav, we have all sorts of tea in our house, believe you me. Assam, English breakfast, weird Chinese stuff … Lenny’s a bit of an aficionado. I quite like assam tea myself, or mint tea made with fresh leaves. Lenny alternates her teas depending on what she’s into at the time. I like genmaicha (Japanese – green tea + roasted barley) if I can get my hands on it. Though a Liptons teabag with milk and sugar will do fine for me on most occasions!

]]> By: Ragav http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-171013 Ragav Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:45:51 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-171013 Nice recipe! What brand and what type of tea(English breakfast and so on..) do you folks use? Nice recipe! What brand and what type of tea(English breakfast and so on..) do you folks use?

]]> By: Let the jelly roll: Swiss roll recipe from Waz’s Nana at Crash Test Kitchen http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-82091 Let the jelly roll: Swiss roll recipe from Waz’s Nana at Crash Test Kitchen Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-82091 [...] jelly roll to the Americans and Canadians - is what Lenny likes to call a store-cupboard cake. Like my Mum’s teacake, this is baking at its easiest. You’ve probably got most of the ingredients already, and the [...] [...] jelly roll to the Americans and Canadians – is what Lenny likes to call a store-cupboard cake. Like my Mum’s teacake, this is baking at its easiest. You’ve probably got most of the ingredients already, and the [...]

]]> By: Caroline http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-49272 Caroline Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:51:15 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-49272 What a great and fast little cake! I was always taught that the basic cake recipe is 1-1-1 of each flour, butter and sugar. So with the 60 gr of butter just add 60 gr of sugar and 60 gr of flour. Since you also added some milk, I put in a bit more flour until the batter "looked" right to me. With those amounts, I fill up a 15 cm wide little tin and it comes out beautifully! (also added a pinch of salt btw) Just 20 min cooking time at 190 degrees. I allowed to cool, then cut the cake horizontally in 2 layers and drizzled some Amaretto on both sides. Smeared on some chocolate ganache (1 part chocolate, 1 part cream, heat up until smooth) and popped the top back on. GORGEOUS! and the best part of it was I got to eat it all myself! What a great and fast little cake! I was always taught that the basic cake recipe is 1-1-1 of each flour, butter and sugar. So with the 60 gr of butter just add 60 gr of sugar and 60 gr of flour. Since you also added some milk, I put in a bit more flour until the batter “looked” right to me.
With those amounts, I fill up a 15 cm wide little tin and it comes out beautifully! (also added a pinch of salt btw) Just 20 min cooking time at 190 degrees.
I allowed to cool, then cut the cake horizontally in 2 layers and drizzled some Amaretto on both sides. Smeared on some chocolate ganache (1 part chocolate, 1 part cream, heat up until smooth) and popped the top back on.
GORGEOUS! and the best part of it was I got to eat it all myself!

]]> By: florian from berlin (formerly overeaters anonymous) http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-7941 florian from berlin (formerly overeaters anonymous) Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:24:51 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-7941 hi there, i just tried making the cake, and what can you say, it turned out so beautifully! thank you for a great aussie recipe. i put a wee bit of cinnamon and ginger into the batter, but i think cinnamon only on top is quite sufficient. into the topping i put a pinch of salt, this goes quite nicely with the cinnamon. my host mom in south africa once made an australian cake (my host dad was from australia). it was a square chocolate cake with a pink coconut frosting and filling. the cake was delicious, the colour combination was sort of hideous, but also sort of really retro cool. should go really well with an orange table cloth. you don't by any chance happen to know, what cake that might have been? thanks again for a such a great show, i am impatiently awaiting the next instalment! hi there,

i just tried making the cake, and what can you say, it turned out so beautifully! thank you for a great aussie recipe. i put a wee bit of cinnamon and ginger into the batter, but i think cinnamon only on top is quite sufficient. into the topping i put a pinch of salt, this goes quite nicely with the cinnamon.

my host mom in south africa once made an australian cake (my host dad was from australia). it was a square chocolate cake with a pink coconut frosting and filling. the cake was delicious, the colour combination was sort of hideous, but also sort of really retro cool. should go really well with an orange table cloth.

you don’t by any chance happen to know, what cake that might have been?

thanks again for a such a great show, i am impatiently awaiting the next instalment!

]]> By: Administrator http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-6504 Administrator Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:57:22 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-6504 Kes, yes, same tin, and yes, it may well be too high - we had thought about that. Kes, yes, same tin, and yes, it may well be too high – we had thought about that.

]]> By: Kes http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-6503 Kes Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:55:56 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-6503 Did you make the cake in the same cake tin both times? I wonder if the tin is a little too high for the amount of mixture, and that's why it's taking longer to cook. Just a thought. Did you make the cake in the same cake tin both times? I wonder if the tin is a little too high for the amount of mixture, and that’s why it’s taking longer to cook.

Just a thought.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3737 Administrator Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:10:24 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3737 Thaleia, Waz's Mum does make a fantastic Christmas cake. But unfortunately neither of us is a fan of a traditional fruitcake so you probably won't see us whipping one up this Christmas. Thanks for your comments and the recipe modification - I might try that next time. Lenny Thaleia,

Waz’s Mum does make a fantastic Christmas cake. But unfortunately neither of us is a fan of a traditional fruitcake so you probably won’t see us whipping one up this Christmas. Thanks for your comments and the recipe modification – I might try that next time.

Lenny

]]> By: Katie E. http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3653 Katie E. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:52:44 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3653 The tea cake looks yummy! My mom actually has a very similar recipie, except that the cinnamon was added into the cake as a seperate mixture. You make the cake batter and put half of it in the pan, then you make a seperate mixture of 1 cup brown sugar, two tablespoons melted butter, two tablespoons all purpose flour, and a tablespoon of water, mix it together then pour it onto the first half of the batter, add the second half of the batter on top of that then use a knife to make swirl them together. It's super tastey! I love the show and can't wait for the next episode and the next recipie! The tea cake looks yummy! My mom actually has a very similar recipie, except that the cinnamon was added into the cake as a seperate mixture. You make the cake batter and put half of it in the pan, then you make a seperate mixture of 1 cup brown sugar, two tablespoons melted butter, two tablespoons all purpose flour, and a tablespoon of water, mix it together then pour it onto the first half of the batter, add the second half of the batter on top of that then use a knife to make swirl them together. It’s super tastey!

I love the show and can’t wait for the next episode and the next recipie!

]]> By: Thaleia http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3473 Thaleia Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:05:11 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3473 Wow, another great recipe from Waz's mother. It's almost as good as the boiled chocolate cake. Now, I'm betting she has a killer xmas cake in her files, heavily laced with butter and brandy. Would love to see that one this festive season. Wow, another great recipe from Waz’s mother. It’s almost as good as the boiled chocolate cake.

Now, I’m betting she has a killer xmas cake in her files, heavily laced with butter and brandy. Would love to see that one this festive season.

]]> By: Laura http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3355 Laura Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:58:36 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3355 My cookery teacher would slap your wrists for what you two keep doing. :) When baking a cake, you never open the oven til its done, as it causes the cake to drop, and in some cases go stodgy, or, if you have to, you do it for a very brief period of time to get a better look, say a few seconds. Nice cake though, yup, I made it myself! Whee! :) I did, erm, alter the recipe a little though. *Whistles* I put cinnamon into the dough mix, and just dusted with icing sugar over it. :) Think its the first cake that actually worked in my oven though it took an hour to bake, think the fan assisting does the opposite sometimes. My cookery teacher would slap your wrists for what you two keep doing. :) When baking a cake, you never open the oven til its done, as it causes the cake to drop, and in some cases go stodgy, or, if you have to, you do it for a very brief period of time to get a better look, say a few seconds.

Nice cake though, yup, I made it myself! Whee! :)
I did, erm, alter the recipe a little though. *Whistles* I put cinnamon into the dough mix, and just dusted with icing sugar over it. :) Think its the first cake that actually worked in my oven though it took an hour to bake, think the fan assisting does the opposite sometimes.

]]> By: Smurfwreck http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3334 Smurfwreck Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:52:13 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3334 Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3333 Jenny Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:51:16 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3333 So glad you’re back! And in fine form. I can’t imagine going without my stove for any length of time, but the new one is lovely. To follow up on Ben’s comment, “castor sugar” is what is called superfine sugar in the US. It is hard to find in some grocery stores here, but I read that you can make it by whizzing some regular granulated sugar in a food processor. It didn’t look like our powdered sugar to me, so I did a little research. The Guardian podcast was fun to listen to, too. Thanks for the link. So glad you’re back! And in fine form. I can’t imagine going without my stove for any length of time, but the new one is lovely.

To follow up on Ben’s comment, “castor sugar” is what is called superfine sugar in the US. It is hard to find in some grocery stores here, but I read that you can make it by whizzing some regular granulated sugar in a food processor. It didn’t look like our powdered sugar to me, so I did a little research.

The Guardian podcast was fun to listen to, too. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: Morgan Willaims http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3332 Morgan Willaims Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:50:23 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3332 I’m so glad your back. I was missing you guys. Thanks I’m so glad your back. I was missing you guys. Thanks

]]> By: Ben http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3331 Ben Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:49:25 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3331 Actually, to answer your question, in the United States, it’s confectioners sugar for really fine powery sugar or granulated for regular grainy sugar. Great vids!! Actually, to answer your question, in the United States, it’s confectioners sugar for really fine powery sugar or granulated for regular grainy sugar.

Great vids!!

]]> By: Jon http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3330 Jon Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:48:13 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3330 horray!!! welcome back! horray!!! welcome back!

]]> By: Laura http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3329 Laura Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:43:22 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3329 You didn’t add the cinnamon to the cake mix I noticed, or it wasn’t mentioned. Is it added afterwards then? I can’t wait to see part 2, congratulations on the new cooker/oven though, glad to see you both back on the air (literally, I use wi-fi) You didn’t add the cinnamon to the cake mix I noticed, or it wasn’t mentioned. Is it added afterwards then? I can’t wait to see part 2, congratulations on the new cooker/oven though, glad to see you both back on the air (literally, I use wi-fi)

]]> By: Aled Beswick http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3328 Aled Beswick Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:41:11 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3328 Hi Guys,Good to see you back!Just a suggestion, could you put a list of ingredients at the end of the video (Blue Peter Style!) saves the lazy ones amoungst us taking Notes!Thanks!! Hi Guys,Good to see you back!Just a suggestion, could you put a list of ingredients at the end of the video (Blue Peter Style!) saves the lazy ones amoungst us taking Notes!Thanks!!

]]> By: Administrator http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3326 Administrator Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:37:51 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3326 Guys, Waz here... we did actually do a quick skewer test. I edited that bit out, being a bit too zealous with the editing. The result was inconclusive so we decided to take it out and let it continue basking in its own heat on the bench. In the end I don't really think it was undercooked. Guys, Waz here… we did actually do a quick skewer test. I edited that bit out, being a bit too zealous with the editing. The result was inconclusive so we decided to take it out and let it continue basking in its own heat on the bench. In the end I don’t really think it was undercooked.

]]> By: astrocristy http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3323 astrocristy Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:33:42 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3323 yep, i agree with jim up there - everyone knows you should stick a skewer into the belly of your cake to see if it is done. the skewer test kicks butt on the wobble test you did. yep, i agree with jim up there – everyone knows you should stick a skewer into the belly of your cake to see if it is done. the skewer test kicks butt on the wobble test you did.

]]> By: Jim White http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3206 Jim White Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:36:25 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3206 Great to see you guys back on air again. I had a dissappointing 12 weeks of checking and no episode to watch. Will check out the cake! Jim Great to see you guys back on air again. I had a dissappointing 12 weeks of checking and no episode to watch. Will check out the cake! Jim

]]> By: Kristine http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3203 Kristine Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:36:57 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3203 I just made a cake and it was really yummy. i put some cinnamon in the batter and it was nice. very good! i heard that cracking eggs on a flat surface won't leave shells in the liquid part of the egg. when cracking the egg on the edge of a bowl, it shoves the shell in the egg, or that was the theory. can't wait till the next one! I just made a cake and it was really yummy. i put some cinnamon in the batter and it was nice. very good! i heard that cracking eggs on a flat surface won’t leave shells in the liquid part of the egg. when cracking the egg on the edge of a bowl, it shoves the shell in the egg, or that was the theory. can’t wait till the next one!

]]> By: Jim Purcell http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3179 Jim Purcell Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:54:58 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3179 Been waiting anxiously for the next episode, yeah!!!!!!! I love the show. Was taught to take a toothpick and plunge it in the middle of my baked goods to see if it's done. If it comes out clean without stuff sticking to it, then you can stop baking. This way you stop getting the small amount of undoneness in the middle without over cooking it. Been waiting anxiously for the next episode, yeah!!!!!!! I love the show.

Was taught to take a toothpick and plunge it in the middle of my baked goods to see if it’s done. If it comes out clean without stuff sticking to it, then you can stop baking. This way you stop getting the small amount of undoneness in the middle without over cooking it.

]]> By: Jacen http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3165 Jacen Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:17:57 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3165 I think I will give the old tea cake a burl this weekend (probably accompanied by the sound of bunyips as opposed to magpies though). From one of the "Dummies", it's nice to have you both back in action. I think I will give the old tea cake a burl this weekend (probably accompanied by the sound of bunyips as opposed to magpies though). From one of the “Dummies”, it’s nice to have you both back in action.

]]> By: Paul http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3155 Paul Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:38:58 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3155 Glad you guys are back. Glad you guys are back.

]]> By: Matt http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/teacake-for-two-full/#comment-3153 Matt Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:32:21 +0000 http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/?p=59#comment-3153 Glad to see you're back in action! Glad to see you’re back in action!

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