BBC Good Food

02 December 2008

Tested

"I don't usually have any problems making a cake, but I have had 2 attempts at this one and it has been a disaster. I followed the recipe exactly, the first one I made in my mixer and cooked in a loaf tin for exactly the correct temperature and time. The outside was crisp and flaked off, the middle was like a pudding. I made it again last night because I don't like being beaten. I mixed it by hand and baked it in a cake tin to make a deeper mix, but again it has come out like a fudgy pudding. It tastes lovely, but it was difficult to turn out because it was heavy and broke up. I tried mouding it together with the white chocolate filling, but sadly it is going to end up as trifle. I don't want to through it away because it does taste nice and the ingredients are expensive. I will be interested in other people's verdicts"