Sunday, 24 February 2013

Custard Powder

I have a tin of Bird's Custard Powder in my cupboard that really needs to be used up before it becomes an antique. 


So I searched the interwebs for decent custard powder recipes and was led staight back to a book I have on my shelf....


Ah, good old Nigella and her cake-making genius.  The Birthday Custard Sponge recipe has custard powder in the cake mix and in the buttercream.



 
I ommited the chocolate icing, which looked altogether too sickly for my tastes, and just used buttercream for the sandwiching and topping. I then grated some chocolate on top for a little decoration and flavour.

 
Of course I had a little helper to keep me on track.  She's particularly good at mixing!
 
It turned out to be delicious and had a lovely moist puddingy texture. Yum yum.

 
It was also incredibly easy to make - just shove all the ingredients in a food processor and blend!  Then the cake takes 20 minutes to bake, which is great if you need a speedy cakey treat double quick, you can have this whipped up, cooled and iced within the hour.
 
I made it again this morning in fact.  This time I used only 3 eggs instead of the recipe's 4. 
4 seems a little excessive for one cake don't you think?  Not that I want to question Nigella of course.  But it did seem a little lighter this time round :)
 
 
So there you have it! A great use for custard powder, highly recommended, yummity yum x
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10 comments:

  1. Pink Milk24 February 2013 at 17:38

    Hey you! D would absolutely love this cake - I may bookmark it for his next 'baking day'.

    Admittedly, I'm not the world's biggest Nigella fan (which could be something to do with my not being a cake baker or eater) but I happened upon one of her tv programmes this morning and couldn't believe how many heart-attack ingredients she adds to her recipes! How is that woman still with us?!!!

    Cutest little sous chef you have there!

    Hope you're well my sweet.

    Hxx

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    1. Ali25 February 2013 at 10:05

      There is 225g of butter in the cake mix alone and 75g in the buttercream! I try not to look at it as it goes in ;)

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  2. Anonymous24 February 2013 at 19:33

    Yum yum yum. Hope you saved me a slice ;) Sojnds like you're going to be the next Nigella xxx
    Lyndsey aka stripeylemon from IG xx

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    1. Ali25 February 2013 at 10:05

      Hi Lyndsey! Um...I am sure there was a slice left around here somewhere, just need to remember where I...er...put it... ;)
      x

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  3. Ele24 February 2013 at 21:25

    Yummy! Her chocolate cake with condensed milk in is amazing too!

    Your little helper is so cute! x

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    1. Ali25 February 2013 at 10:06

      Mmmmmm, I love condensed milk! I will need to try that one for hub's birthday, he loves choccy cake! x

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  4. homemade@myplace25 February 2013 at 00:35

    So yummy !!!!
    xxx Ale

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    1. Ali25 February 2013 at 10:06

      It was! Felt a bit sick from spoon-licking! x

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  5. june at noon25 February 2013 at 01:05

    Well, I was reading along perfectly content to learn about custard powder and then ... wait. Is that the BABY?!?! She's ... not so much a baby anymore. When did that happen? :)

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  6. Ali25 February 2013 at 10:08

    Gretchen, I KNOW! She has suddenly changed from a baby faced toddler to a proper little girl. She is SO incredibly cheeky and hilarious and has no fear of anything, she is completely fearless. She will fall off the sofa on her head, yell "I'm ok!" and keep going! And if there's cake being made she's there like a shot! :)
    x

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