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Easter Baking (An attempt)

LukasB — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:00:24 GMT

Hey guys,

it is the season of the bunnies and the daffodils and the eggs … oh and of the lamb cake.

As a lot of people made fun of me lately for bringing up my lamb cake. I decided to bake one to show all of you that this tradition is not only important but also delicious.

A bit of trivia: In Germany, a lamb is sacrificed at Easter, but baked in commemoration of the resurrection, a cake in the shape of an Easter lamb. In the weeks preceding Easter, each bakery bakes and sells hundreds of these cakes. Some are covered in powdered sugar, some a lemon glaze and some even cover them in chocolate and candies.

The only hurdle? I have never baked anything in my life before. So sit back and watch me giving birth to my very first (lamb) cake just for you.

10:22 am - Gathering ingredients

I have realised that I have nothing in my house that goes into cake. I shall be back in 10 - a quick trip to the market….

11.30 - Gathering Ingredients II

This took longer than expected - turns out that supermarkets don’t have a “exactly the ingredients you need for a lamb cake” isle. But I managed… here they are….

11.40 - In the mix

I realised I have nothing to mix the batter with - Using a smoothie maker now. Wish me luck…

12:01 pm - I am sweating

Baking is stressful - This might be the first and last lamb cake I will make.

12:05 pm - The mould

Key is the mould - I had to get this of Amazon. It needs a little dusting and cleaning - we have no idea where this has been…

12:08pm - Me and my big mouth

I wish I would have said nothing and let the cake slip but here we are - elbows deep in cake batter. Also may need to renovate kitchen.

12:15 pm - BURN

So the recipe calls for 180 degrees and I have a gas stove so I have no idea what to do. I figured I could do 45 minutes on a 7 or 10 minutes on 15.

1:00 pm - Definitely sacrificed a lamb

no comment - we shall see what it looks like once I take it out.

1:10 pm 😒

1:15 pm - I AM A GENIUS

Call me Gordon Ramsey - cake looks like a painting. I may have broke its neck but no one will know. She is beautiful. Everyone meet DOLLY…

1:35pm - Finishing Touches

Can’t send Dolly out without any make up on. So here we go. Made her extra pretty. She is beautiful, She is a Model, She is Linda Evangelista….

3:00pm

She is also a little dry …. I am going to buy some jam …

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Cleoriff — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:42:19 GMT

Looks ok @LukasB apart from the burnt edges.

Will you be using buttercream anywhere on the lamb? Or icing?

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:59:00 GMT

Truly funny amazing and great ~ well done @LukasB

enjoyed every moment ~ Thank you for making Easter Day Special !

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:02:13 GMT

Well @LukasB does seem to have a packet of buttercream in the photo @Cleoriff

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:04:16 GMT

It look fabulous ~ didn't it need some eggs? This would have added moisture @LukasB

Anyway let us know how it tasted with jam of course

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

LukasB — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:09:04 GMT

I would say its sun-kissed rather than burned @Cleoriff

@TallTrees Oh it had eggs sorry I just added them without documentation

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Mi-Amigo — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:44:53 GMT

@LukasB

Looks like you made a brave and reasonable attempt.

Well done and we await the verdict on what it tastes like

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Cleoriff — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:54:32 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
Well @LukasB does seem to have a packet of buttercream in the photo @Cleoriff

Yes I see the buttercream @TallTrees ...however after hours of baking, I think @LukasB gave up.

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

LukasB — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:58:11 GMT

@TallTrees @Cleoriff its just icing sugar "for butter cream"

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

LukasB — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:58:51 GMT

@Mi-Amigo is the only one appreciating the beauty haha

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:05:40 GMT

@LukasB wrote:
@Mi-Amigo is the only one appreciating the beauty haha

No I think it is a wonder

@LukasB

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Cleoriff — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:06:30 GMT

@LukasB

Just for info you said this ..

So the recipe calls for 180 degrees and I have a gas stove so I have no idea what to do. I figured I could do 45 minutes on a 7 or 10 minutes on 15.

So 180c conversion to gas is 4 not 7. (hence the crispy black ears)

However all that said and as I'm a follower of the Great British Bake Off, I think it's a damn good first attempt.

Dolly looks pretty with her sugar coat and the berries add an artistic touch...

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:09:26 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@LukasB
Just for info you said this ..
So the recipe calls for 180 degrees and I have a gas stove so I have no idea what to do. I figured I could do 45 minutes on a 7 or 10 minutes on 15.

So 180c conversion to gas is 4 not 7. (hence the crispy black ears)

However all that said and as I'm a follower of the Great British Bake Off, I think it's a damn good first attempt.
Dolly looks pretty with her sugar coat and the berries add an artistic touch...

TRULY ARTISTIC ~ serious art ~

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Cleoriff — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:12:47 GMT

The 'proof of the pudding' will be in the eating @TallTrees

Maybe jam will improve taste.

If you had a syringe @LukasB , you could inject Dolly with Jam....

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

jonsie — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 12:36:58 GMT

A noble effort @LukasB

Crispy edges are the best

Just need some home made custard to go with it

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:34:45 GMT

Custard would be perfect @jonsie

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

TallTrees — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:48:10 GMT

@LukasB
Maybe
Jam and custard on cake ....really nice☺

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

Cleoriff — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:14:40 GMT

Well @LukasB has gone silent. So we have no idea if he has eaten the lamb cake, found some jam, buttercream or custard......Maybe he has fallen asleep after all the effort of making it.

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

jonsie — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:38:09 GMT

The lamb is dead...

Long live the lamb

Re: Easter Baking (An attempt)

MI5 — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 18:01:34 GMT

Nice job @LukasB

Save me a bit