Bimby Chocolate Cake

[Frozzie]

Es same tradition in our house... Great memories and love doing the same with my kids.. Some girlfriends have caught on and are starting the same tradition with their kids... My kids love picking out their cake and now i even let them choose from pictures or online as well...!!

[KerrynN]

We started off with the kids going through the WW and other kids party cookbooks, they were allowed to choose two or three and then DH and I would select the cake and keep it as a surprise until the party. Now the kids tend to choose some kind of theme for their party and we go from there. This year DH7 had a Plants vs Zombies party and his cake reflected that. The actual cake was made using Krishna's Lamington Muffin recipe, and the decorations were from Orchard White Icing coloured with various Queen liquid food colourings.

[dede]

Love the cake kerryn, looks so cute.

[judydawn]

Bet Sam loved the cake Kerryn, looks great.

[KerrynN]

Thanks. The cake was a success, but not as much as the figures. I had the kids all asking if they could have this piece or that piece. In the end I waiting until most of the kids had gone and gave some away - I thought they would just take them home, but no, they ate them. I was grossed out as I don't like the taste of that Orchard icing at all, it's just a really useful medium for cake decorating the cheat's fashion.

[astarra]

I just made this cake (again) as DF muffins (again), this time for miss 3s birthday... am almost embarrased to post pics after all the talent already shown in this thread, but will anyway...

[Wonder]

They look great astarra, I'm sure your DS would have loved them.

[Lellyj]

So cute!

[dede]

Astarra that is a great idea, love them.

[EmeraldSue]

These are gorgeous. I just love your ladybirds!

[droverjess]

Made this today.
Used 20g less sugar. Used light brown sugar.

Made 2 in 8" tallish tins. Iced on top with Lees chocolate icing, made with butter.

One for DD work, other for young.

[3BoysBlue]

I made this yesterday My boys give it the thumbs up as do I

I used about 80gms of raw sugar and 70gms of brown sugar and it was plenty
I also used wholemeal SP flour instead the batter was grainy but you couldn't tell once it was cooked
I used a large round springform tin and it took about 65-70mins to cook at around 160 (oven is crap and doesn't heat right)
it was super moist on the inside, sweet (but just right) and nice and chocolaty and slightly crunchy on the outside

I will used it again for DS2 birthday in a few weeks

[*suzanne*]

I made this today and it is the 'best chocolate cake ever' according to DS who thinks he is somewhat of a chocolate cake connoisseur.
I will definitely be making it again  & again & again 

[Wonder]

Ive been having success with this as cupcakes now thanks to Maddy and thought I would try again as a full cake. I made 1 1/2 times the mixture and disaster. The cake hardly rose and is very dense. I was trying for a vanilla so substituted the cocoa for custard powder and sr flour like someone else had tried. What am I doing wrong.

I've never been happy with this cake even when doing as a chocolate, it's a similar texture to this on a low oven and if I increase the temp it domes and crates in the middle.

[Cornish Cream]

Found these tips on a website Wonder.I hope it helps, read number 4 and 11,they might answer your questions