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Mrs Jones Sponge……Different Flavours?
I have recently baked and decorated 2 of Mrs Jones vanilla sponge cakes, sandwiched them together with Paul’s buttercream recipe and strawberry jam, I then covered it in white sugar paste and decorated it with lovely black/white/grey flowers…looks and tastes amazing 🙂 I have to say that it has been a resounding success in every way, I would however like to know if I can adapt the recipe for different flavours i.e. chocolate/lemon/orange/coconut etc etc???
Thanks in advance
Tracey
Hello Tracey
You can see an answer on how to substitute cocoa powder and flour here
http://www.cakeflix.com/questions/two-questions It’s better to mix the cocoa powder with a little boiling water to make a paste, cool before adding to the cake mixture so the cocoa is distributed evenly.
I normally add the zest of a whole lemon, orange or lime and the juice of the fruit to make different flavours. I use enough juice to loosen the cake mixture and no more. Adding too much will change the texture of the cake.
For coconut the same amount can be substituted as with the cocoa powder. Toasting the coconut intensifies the flavour. There are of course other ways to flavouring cake. You can use flavoured extracts and flavoured sugars as in this blog
http://www.cakeflix.com/blog/making-flavoured-sugar-and-baking-extracts-by-madeitwithlove
If you want more ideas for flavours you may find these sites interesting:
http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=643
http://www.foodieflavours.com/
Thank you so much for all the different ideas madeitwithlove, much appreciated. I will read the blogs/sites that you have mentioned and hopefully I will be well on my way to offering prospective customers a wide range of cake flavours.
Thanks again….Tracey 🙂
