This week I’m taking part in the Great Bloggers Bake Off, the brain child of The Crazy Kitchen and Mummy Mishaps, which involves watching the latest episode of The Great British Bake Off and then baking something to fit the weeks theme. This week covered sandwich cakes, angel food cakes and chocolate show stoppers so as I’ve never made an angel food cake before I thought I’d try that.
Of course, angel food cakes are normally made using a special tin and I don’t have one of those so I’ve adapted the basic Mary Berry recipe to make sure it would still cook properly and then decided to add a citrus twist to the sponge and a home made orange curd for the topping.
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Rebecca English says
This looks amazing! I am so impressed and coming round for tea in the morning – hehe!
Cat Parrott says
It’ll all be gone by then. *licks cream off fingers* *tries to look innocent*
HELEN says
I bet that was so nice, it looks amazing – still haven’t made my orange curd to use up those egg yolks yet but definitely want to try now. Thanks for linking up to the #GreatBloggersBakeOff
Cat Parrott says
Thanks Helen, the curd was much quicker and easier than I thought. If anything I might reduce the sugar in it a bit as its adapted from a lemon curd recipe and of course the oranges weren’t as sour.
jenny paulin says
mmmmmmm this looks so pretty and i would love to try it if only for your orange curd ooooh that sounds divine! and you are very brave attempting an angel cake – i must oe day too.
thank you for linking up – theme is bread next week x x
Cat Parrott says
I actually think they are a bit more forgiving than the programme made out. I was a bit slapdash with mine (as I always am when baking and it still seems to have come out ok. The curd is a winner though, definitely going to do that again.
Domestic Goddesque says
Oh my that looks awesome. My first attempt didn’t look that good 🙁
Cat Parrott says
Thanks Kelly, whipped cream hides a multitude of sins!
Aimee / Wallflower Girl says
Looks beautiful! I love the flavouring and I love that you adapted it to work with an ordinary cake tin, clever!
Cat Parrott says
Thanks Aimee, I think buying another baking accessory might lead to divorce so I have to draw the line somewhere 😉
Mammasaurus says
I am driblling woman DRIBLLING! Looks lush!
Cat Parrott says
*Passes tissue* sorry about that! 😉
Mary Keynko says
Yum! love orange curd, wish we were brave neough to try angel food cake!
Cat Parrott says
It was much more straightforward than I expected, give it a go.
Bluebirdsunshine says
I kid you not, your cake looks more appealing than the ones on the show this week I think it must be the orange curd. Yum!
Cat Parrott says
That’s very kind of you, thanks. I might cover all my cakes in cream from now on.
Helen Sims The good life mum says
yummy this looks great i love that you did orange makes a nice difference
Cat Parrott says
Thanks Helen, the orange curd left over has been going down a treat on toast as well.
Munchies and munchkins says
Wowee this looks amazing xx
Johnson Babies says
Wow! That looks fab- definitely love the idea of using orange curd- fab!
Multi Layer Mummy says
Looks delicious, must try the orange curd, sounds fab!
mummymakescakes says
I like the idea of orange curd instead of lemon – you are braver than me making it in a normal tin. I’m going to have a go at angel food cake soon I think, although I won’t be making curd as I want the yolks for creme brulee 🙂
Actually Mummy... says
Oh my goodness that looks awesome!
Emma says
ooooh Cat, that looks delicious. I must try Angel Cake.
Michelle Twin Mum says
Oh Cat, it looks divine. Mich x
Amanda @gidders1 says
Oh my this looks amazing!
becky says
I am in lust with your cake
Alexander Residence says
YUM. I got seriously distracted by this picture in your slider!
sarah james (@apartyofseven) says
wow that looks amazing! i have to try this!