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After receiving my bread maker at Christmas it's been in almost constant use (I reviewed it here) but I made my first ever cake in it the other day. Now I was quite reserved about making a cake in the bread maker - surely it would be a big 'lump' of cake? As you can't change the size/shape of the bread maker. I was however intrigued as to how a 'bread maker' cake would turn out. Wright's Bakery sell a range of easy to use cake mixes that can be used in a bread maker. Flavours include: Chocolate Fudge, Carrot, Toffee, Madeira and Ginger, something to please everyone! The Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix* (£1.70 from Sainsburys) is so delicious and isn't just a 'lump' of cake. You can still cut the cake in half long ways to fill with buttercream/jam/whatever your filling and then slice it like a Lemon Drizzle Cake. So rather than having wedges you have slices - perfect!
What you'll need:
1x Wright's Bakery Cake Mix (I used Chocolate Fudge)
Vegetable Oil
Water
100g Butter
200g Icing Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
What to do:
1) You don't have to mix the cake mix, oil and water together in a bowl first but it is recommended. This just ensures everything is really well mixed.
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2) Pour the cake batter into the bread maker. Set the bread maker on to the cake setting (on mine this took 1 hr 50 minutes - surprisingly long).
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3) To make the buttercream - soften the butter, mix in the icing sugar and vanilla extract until a smooth paste is formed. Keep tasting and make to your preferred sweetness.
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4) After it was cooked and cooled, I cut it in half long ways and filled it with vanilla buttercream. I then added cocoa powder to the buttercream and covered the cake with luxurious chocolate buttercream and sprinkles. Delicious!
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Have you tried any of the Wright's Bakery Cake Mixes?
Feel free to leave me a comment :)
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