Traditionally the Bride and Groom cut their wedding cake with a ceremonial knife or sword and they would have the first bite to symbolize the forming of a new family unit and the replacement of the old parent-child union.
When making a cake, it is important that the size of the cake tin chosen is in relation to the amount of mixture used.
That is why the size of the tin is stated in the recipe.
If the tin is too big the cake will not rise properly and may brown unevenly: if too small, the [...]
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Butter Cream
Butter Soft 250g
Icing Sugar Sifted 375g
Vanilla Essence
Method
Cream butter until soft and pale in colour
Slowly beat in sieved icing sugar
Add a few drops of Vanilla essence
Rich Butter Cream
Sugar 375g
Boiled water [...]
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Makes approximately 1.75kg
Cranberries 500g
Water 150ml
Sour Cooking Apples 500g
Sugar with Pectin 1kg
Fine Port 8 tablespoons
Place Cranberries and water in a saucepan
Add peeled and quarter cooking apples
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until fruit is soft
Remover from heat, add sugar and stir until dissolved.
Return to heat, bring to the boil and boil for 4 minutes stirring [...]
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Makes 1.75kg
Ingredients
soft dried apricots 250g
2 oranges Finely grated rind & juiced
orange marmalade 4 tablespoons
Demerra sugar 500g
Mixed Spice 2 level teaspoons
Nutmeg 1/4 level teaspoon
Fine Brandy 300ml
Into a large bowl snip the apricots into small pieces
Add the rind of the oranges and 3 tablespoons of the juice
Stir in all the other ingredients.
Cover and leave for 2 [...]
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Melt 1 packet of chocolate bits over hot water, not boiling, until melted.
Sift in 3/4 cup icing sugar mixture and stir through melted chocolate.
Beat in 1/4 cup Nestle Ideal milk
Allow to cool to spreading consistency and spread over a 20cm (8″) cake
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