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'A little beer would suit me better, if it is all the same to you, my good sir,' said Balin with the white beard. 'But I don't mind some cake - seed cake, if you have any.'
'Lots!' Bilbo found himself answering, to his surprise; and he found himself scuttling off, to, the cellar to fill a pint beer-mug, and then to a pantry to fetch two beautiful round seedcakes which he had baked that afternoon for his after-supper morsel.
J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit
It's not often I get to quote my favorite book, and It's not often that I remember quotes such like this (Infact I did have to pick the tatty old book off the shelf to get the exact quote)... But since as long as I have been eating Seedcake, I have been happy in the knowledge that if oneday a troop of 13 Dwarfs and an old bloke come knocking for an 'unexpected party' I know I shall be ahead of the game for poor old Balin!
Well this cake is an old recipe passed down my family, my grandmother passed it to me some years ago, and when I made one recently I decided to share it with the wider world. I tend to make this cake when off camping, as it lasts a good long while without going stale... Carroway has a great aniseed taste, and this cake is certainly a taste sensation! Its best served piping hot with lashings of proper English butter.... or you know, cold with a cuppa tea
ANYWAY, enjoy
'Lots!' Bilbo found himself answering, to his surprise; and he found himself scuttling off, to, the cellar to fill a pint beer-mug, and then to a pantry to fetch two beautiful round seedcakes which he had baked that afternoon for his after-supper morsel.
J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit
It's not often I get to quote my favorite book, and It's not often that I remember quotes such like this (Infact I did have to pick the tatty old book off the shelf to get the exact quote)... But since as long as I have been eating Seedcake, I have been happy in the knowledge that if oneday a troop of 13 Dwarfs and an old bloke come knocking for an 'unexpected party' I know I shall be ahead of the game for poor old Balin!
Well this cake is an old recipe passed down my family, my grandmother passed it to me some years ago, and when I made one recently I decided to share it with the wider world. I tend to make this cake when off camping, as it lasts a good long while without going stale... Carroway has a great aniseed taste, and this cake is certainly a taste sensation! Its best served piping hot with lashings of proper English butter.... or you know, cold with a cuppa tea
ANYWAY, enjoy
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You will need:
4 oz (113g) of Margerine or butter
2 Eggs
5oz (142g) of Caster Sugar
5oz (142g) of Self Raising flour
1oz (28g) of Corn Flour
1/2 a teaspoon of Baking Powder
1/2 a teaspoon of Vanilla essence (Use the real essence if you can, not the artificial stuff)
2 GENEROUS teaspoons of Caraway Seeds
Utensils etc:
Two loaf tins
Parchment paper/ Greaseproof paper
Whisk: Either Electric or manual
Spoons, knife and spatulas
Pudding Bowl
Mixing Bowl
Oven
Cooling tray (or a clean tea towel to put the cakes on once they are cooked)
Time:
2 hours
30mins or so for weighing out and mixing etc, and 1.5hrs for the cooking process
I managed to make two cakes, but you may only get one, depends on how big your cake tin is
4 oz (113g) of Margerine or butter
2 Eggs
5oz (142g) of Caster Sugar
5oz (142g) of Self Raising flour
1oz (28g) of Corn Flour
1/2 a teaspoon of Baking Powder
1/2 a teaspoon of Vanilla essence (Use the real essence if you can, not the artificial stuff)
2 GENEROUS teaspoons of Caraway Seeds
Utensils etc:
Two loaf tins
Parchment paper/ Greaseproof paper
Whisk: Either Electric or manual
Spoons, knife and spatulas
Pudding Bowl
Mixing Bowl
Oven
Cooling tray (or a clean tea towel to put the cakes on once they are cooked)
Time:
2 hours
30mins or so for weighing out and mixing etc, and 1.5hrs for the cooking process
I managed to make two cakes, but you may only get one, depends on how big your cake tin is
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Great book and quotes, by the way. As to your step 3 title, I know of two forms with slightly different syntax: the Book of Daniel (oddly enough, my friend Adam just explained that origin to me a few days ago...), and it was said a few times in A Knight's Tale. I know I've seen it in a few other books, too...
Its a very odd cake, if you like aniseed then you'l like this... Then again if you cover it with enough butter it wont matter what it tastes like :D
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May I suggest a lemon drizzle cake... I have a really easy recipe for it, but alas didn't take any pictures lest I would have made it an I'ble the last time i made a batch (they where so popular at Gangshow I made 6 in all, Just couldn't keep up with demand) PM me if you wan the recipe
Although only Friday I was listening to a rendition of the Grimm tale The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage, in which the bird complains that the sausage never cooked a "seed-cake". It was much more pleasant than that link, and much more amusing too.
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