Just before heading out for my walk I picked up a tangerine to eat on the way. The skin was so fresh and fragrant that I grated the zest off it and mixed it with some sugar. When I got back I made a quick batch of chocolate orange cakes. They taste divine but I am putting them in a tub so that Tony can have them with his packed lunch. They are only tiny so he can have two or three and they'll be nice when he stops for a cuppa.
I have just made an appointment at the screening centre to have the baps squashed through the squashing machine thingy. I was amazed at how easy it was to get an appointment and how accommodating they were. The letter said that appointments are being limited due to the virus so I half expected to be told that there is a long waiting list. Not something I look forward to but one more of those indignities that women of a certain age have to put up with.
I like the sound of those little cakes and may ask for the recipe please. Oh a mammogram!
ReplyDeleteI've probably only got two more of those to go, as over 75s don't have to do them anymore. Take care, stay safe and huggles.
They are the easiest cakes you will ever make
DeleteWeigh one egg. Now whatever the eggs weighs you need the same weight in butter, sugar and self raising flour (Or plain flour and baking powder). Give it all a good mix and divide into paper cases. I made twelve tiny ones with small paper cases. Next pop them in the microwave for slightly less than two minutes. It depends on the weight of the egg. Mine weighed fifty five grams so I cooked the cakes on high for one minute and forty five seconds. A bigger egg would need a few seconds more but not very many
I never think to use a really nice orange, clementine, or tangerine for zest in baking. Great ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe taste is fabulous.
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