Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes

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Fast Cakes is an unmissable, definitive new baking book from Mary Berry. Proper cakes that take 10 minutes or less to make and under an hour to bake. If you miss Mary's wisdom and inspiration in The Great British Bake Off , or want a brand-new companion to Mary Berry's Baking Bible , this is the cookbook for you with over 200 easy recipes to make with confidence.

Measure all the ingredients for the cake into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth. There are scones, buns and biscuits that you can whip up for tea, traybakes and fruit loaves perfect for a school or village fete and of course foolproof cakes for every occasion from everyday recipes such as a Honey and Almond Cake to Mary's First-Rate Chocolate Cake. Not forgetting recipes you can make with your kids from Happy Face Biscuits to Traffic Lights and Jammy Buns. To start with the book is beautiful. It is so pretty, and heavy and everything that a cookbook should be. Measure the cream cheese and flour into another bowl and beat with an electric hand-held whisk until smooth. Add the vanilla, eggs, sugar and double cream, whisk again until well blended, then pour the mixture over the crumb base. This weekend I made the Scones and the Chocolate Eclairs- neither of which I have made before. They both turned out excellently.I love Mary Berry. Everyone loves Mary Berry. This book is Mary Berry at her finest, sharing easy bakes that only take minutes to prepare. I will be trying out everything in this book, I hope. It's that wonderful.

Fast Cakes is an unmissable, definitive new baking book from Mary Berry. Proper cakes that take 10 minutes or less to make and under an hour to bake. Loosen the edges, then set aside to cool in the tin. When cold, take out of the tin and leave to chill in the fridge. There are scones, buns and biscuits that you can whip up for tea, traybakes and fruit loaves perfect for a school or village fete and of course foolproof cakes for every occasion from everyday recipes such as a Honey and Almond Cake to Mary's First-Rate Chocolate Cake.There are hints and tips at the start of the book to help with common mistakes, tips to get the best out of your ingredients and equipment. Basically she answers the questions she knows you are going to ask. Put all the cake ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Divide between the two tins, and level out evenly. Excellent cookbook from Queen Mary. Almost all the bakes in here are great. I have tried a couple of them and they have turned out well. This old-fashioned celebration cake iced with ‘American frosting’ has three delicate layers of walnut sponge, filled and covered with meringue frosting – a beautiful bake for someone special. Put all the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and pour over the cooled sauce. Mix well until evenly coated.

If you miss Mary's wisdom and inspiration in The Great British Bake Off, or want a brand-new companion to Mary Berry's Baking Bible, this is the cookbook for you with over 200 easy recipes to make with confidence.

Bake for about 30 minutes, until well-risen and just set around the edges. Take out of the oven and rest for 10 minutes to allow the top of the cheesecake to become level and flat. To make the icing, measure the icing sugar and lemon and lime juice into a bowl. Whisk until smooth, then spread the icing over the cake.