Baking can be a therapeutic way of spending some spare time, and the best bit can be eating your creation afterwards! However, when it comes to cake baking, you might want to do more than just bake with the standard eggs, butter, sugar, flour and baking powder mix that many people are familiar with.
Cake baking can be so much more – it can be all about letting your creative side loose and making some truly experimental creations. If this sounds exciting to you, there are plenty of cake recipes out there to choose from.
Cakes are great for special occasions so the Pumpkin Patch Cakes (which can be found on Recipe Bridge) are the ideal creation for you if you want to try something that uses great winter flavours and spices including ginger and cinnamon. This recipe is also ideal to serve at a Halloween party with decorative icing.
If you are hosting a dinner party or having a buffet style meal at your house, a cake added to the spread can really add colour and a visual treat too – for spectacular looking cakes, try doing a recipe search for various cakes such as the Mixed Berry Bundt Cake, Rolled Chestnut Cream Cake or the Vanilla Sandcastle Cake.
For a more intimate dinner you might want to serve a rich dessert such as the Chocolate Fondant aka the ‘Lava Cake’, named because of its gooey, runny centre. The usual fondant recipe will include chocolate, butter, eggs, sugar and flour, however different flavour fondants are just as delicious – especially if they have a melted toffee or caramel centre or a slight hint of coffee flavouring. This is the perfect dessert to serve to a loved one on Valentine’s Day or as a special birthday treat and the rich chocolaty flavours will melt on your tongue and take your breath away.