BBC Good Food

18 July 2009

Tested

"I made this cake this morning for a family get-together this afternoon. Also made a victoria sandwich which I thought would be more popular but the ginger cake went first and everyone loved it. It was very moist and the lemon icing complimented the ginger perfectly. A great cake to make in the food processor. I made it in a 2lb loaf tin and it worked really well. Can't wait to make it again!"

22 November 2008

Tested

"I'm also confused about the 200ml pack coconut cream . My supermarket sells 200ml cans of coconut milk or solid packs of creamed coconut weighed in grams. Neither seem right for this recipe- surely a pack is solid but ml are liquid? The recipe in the magazine says to use 2 tablespoons but the website says use 2 teaspoons for the cake? More confusion!! I have found cans of coconut cream by searching on Google but can only buy by mail order and I want to make the cake for my brother's birthday tonight! Maybe you will be OK if you have an Asian supermarket nearby but I will have to try and modify the recipe and do without the coconut cream - or find another recipe that is easier to follow. Shame because this recipe looks yummy and my brother's eyes lit up when he flicked through my copy of the magazine and saw it."

18 June 2008

Tested

"Great cake. Very easy to make - I used an electric hand whisk to do it all but folded in the flour and zest at the end. Don't know what it is about loaf tins though but I never seem to get the right size! I used exactly the size recommended but my cake rose too much to pour over the drizzle and leave it looking like the photo but spooned the drizzle over carefully so it didn't run off and it tasted delicious. Think I will let the cake cool a bit more before adding the drizzle next time and maybe it won't sink in completely."

09 March 2008

Tested

"Made this last night and it was delicious. I would definitely make it again but next time I would put the pork into a clean roasting pan after pouring the honey/ mustard liquid into a saucepan. The honey/mustard residue really stuck to the roasting pan and burnt on when the oven temperature was turned up which filled the kitchen with smoke. I've been scrubbing for ages this morning after leaving the pan to soak overnight!"