This weeks cake inspiration comes from my parents being married 50 years on Saturday next. I remember dads aunt used to make him a Marble cake, so I thought that should be the cake for this week. So, I consulted my 'Ladies a plate' traditional home baking recipe book and sure enough, on page 106 is the perfect recipe complete with colourful feather icing.
This cake is also known as Ribbon cake, Rainbow cake, Patch cake, Neapolitan cake. "The mixture is a good, light butter cake that will stand a bit of manipulation while remaining moist and tender."
What a lot of fun it was making this cake! Breaking the mixture in to three and adding color to each part and then throwing it all back together again and watching it all meld (theres a canasta term for you!) together as it cooks. Here is a photo before the icing.
Its been an interesting week with the Madeira cake, and the comments of those who have heard that I am making a cake a week. I think more people are more concerned of the family's waistlines and cholesterol levels after having to eat so much cake all year! Thank goodness I have an extremely active family.
Brother in law has a birthday this week and his favourite cake is banana with no icing. (made with wholemeal flour and low fat butter is the request from his wife!) So I have the bananas rotting as we speak and will throw that together on Monday night.
I have a whole list of cakes to make in the weeks ahead, but if you want me to make a special one just for you, please just let me know.
Till next week, pop in anytime for coffee and cake if your passing.
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