My Xmas Dessert - Need help!

Xylem · 12-23-2007, 11:36 AM

Hey.

So I'm gonna contribute and make a christmas dessert for my family. However... I tested it today and it was too sweet. I wanted to serve the spongecake with icecream + berry sauce + fruits.

The current ingredients are:

Sugar, Eggs, Self-Raising flour, smal amounts of cornflour, Melted Chocolate and small amounts of cooking cream.

I was thinking of reducing the sugar amount, and adding more self-raising flour. However, does anyone know what it'll turn out like? Will it rise by heaps?

Also, my current spongecake has this 'stickiness' to it. Can removing small amounts of sugar remove the stickiness? Or do I just add more flour? lol.

If you've any experience in this, can you share? Thanks! (BTW It's due tomorow night. lol!)

**Yosei** · 12-23-2007, 04:15 PM

Hm... sounds like you might have used too much sugar. If its sweet and sticky.

**Spirit** · 12-23-2007, 07:33 PM

You will not make it rise too much if you add more self-rising flour. I would lower the amount of sugar, and if you have time, see hoe just that comes out. If you still feel it needs more flour, then you can make another one and lower the sugar and add more flour.
However, I wouldn't add to much more flour or it will overpower the sweetness of the cake. You could also use a combination of self-rising flour and all-purpose flour if you are worried it might rise too much.

I have a great recipe for a 4-layered chocolate pie if you wanna try it.

It is simple and easy.

**a.L** · 12-23-2007, 10:51 PM

^ As expected of Spirit. xD

**Yosei** · 12-24-2007, 02:07 AM

Sometimes adding alittle bit of water does miracles o.o

**Spirit** · 12-24-2007, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by wackyboi

^ As expected of Spirit. xD

Wacky - may ask what that means? lol.

**Yosei** · 12-24-2007, 02:14 AM

I think its because you're mom-ish to us?

**Spirit** · 12-24-2007, 02:17 AM

Lol. I am a momma.

. And my little boy loves me.

. He says I am cool

, and the greatest momma in the world.

. But, that is just when he wants something.

Xylem · 12-25-2007, 02:05 AM

4 layers?? How do you do that?

Anyways i screwed up the cake and we had cheesecake from the shop instead. I put less sugar in it, and it should work fine. But... I took it out too early (Damn skewer) and it flattened. Then it's a big mess. Then it went hard for some resason... So we just had cheesecake lol.

Thanks for the help! And I'd love to try our ur recipe for the pie. I've never made pie before

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**Yosei** · 12-25-2007, 04:53 AM

Damn, I made sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, cookie bars, chocolate covered pretzels, and for New Years I'm making a pumpkin pie and a watergate cake.