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Anyone ever used one? It's a cupcake that is supposed to be 25 times the size of a usual cupcake.

Got one at the market today for a bargain price...but sadly no recipes and only very basic instructions. Been looking online but can only seem to find recipes that start with *two cake mixes* ...well I make my own.....and judging from the size of it two cakes mixes of the size I bake may be a bit too much?

Got a feeling I may be baking a very wonky cake if I'm left to my own devices lol x

Ah...Happy memories of making special cakes for my 3....

Sounds fun, but I would need a recipe to get the mix right, otherwise I would end up with a 'soggy middle' and have to cover it with custard !

Hope someone can help.

Gwyn.

It's quite good Gwyn because it has a lid which creates a natural dip in the middle of the cake so you can fill it with cream or butter icing etc before you put the *top* on it...but I'm liking your idea of a custard middle !!! I'll def try that ! Thank you !x

iv seen them on the adverts, and im sure one of my friends on fb has one, but i cant remember who "frowns"

good luck lol,

Found this one if its any help ?

For the giant cupcake:

* 170g (6oz) butter
* 170g (6oz) caster sugar
* 170g (6oz) self-raising flour
* 3 eggs
* 1tsp baking powder

For the butter icing:

* 500g (18oz) icing sugar
* 113g (4oz) butter
* Food colouring of your choice

You'll also need:

* Giant cupcake tin

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC/325ºF/gas mark 3.
2. Mix the butter, caster sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs then whisk until light and fluffy.
3. Pour the cake mixture into the cupcake tin and bake for 1 hour.
4. For the butter icing: Mix the butter for 1 min in a bowl, add the food colouring then bit by bit, then add the icing sugar and mix until you can hold the spoon upside down without it falling off.
5. Add icing flowers and some edible glitter.

Thank you !!!! Really appreciate that ...I'll give it a go and let you know how it turns out lol x

Is it just the bottom tin ? only i was looking on Lakel*nd Plastic and their tin is in two pieces , the bottom and the top ,if you see what i mean .
It says on there it takes a six egg recipe ,but when you watch the video she says three egg recipe !!
Have a look .

Oh ,save a slice for me lol

It comes in 3 pieces...there 's a top and bottom bit..and the lid for the bottom bit to created the dip.

I thought at first it would be a case of just doing a victoria sponge in it but apparently if the mix is too sloppy the long cooking time will just burn the top of it and not cook the bottom....these things are never straight forward are they ! lol.

I would love to save you a slice...assuming it turns out ok lol x

Three pieces !!

I now had another look at the video and i'am wondering if the mix IS six egg
Using three egg mix for each tin !! there looks a lot of mix in her bowl !!

LOL. Yeah it's hard to odds it isn't it !! x

...I think what I'll do is make up two lots of the recipe..fill the mould to where i THINK it should go up to then use the rest of the recipe to make smaller cupcakes ..taking care to put them in a cooler oven if they're less sloppy......

I think I'm in for some fun tomorrow LOLOLOLOL x

Oooooh Muffy, you make cakes! Can you adopt me, please, please, please!

I can be your official cake taster to earn my keep! LOL

Mary

You'd have to get in the queue with the two little girls who are my taste testers now...but you'd be more than welcome Mary lol .

I'm not a fantastic baker...it usually takes me one or two trials before things work...but i do enjoy it...I started baking initially to use up the eggs from my chickens ...now the family have come to expect it....the .visiting ones as well as the ones that live here lol x

Just read this thread -- and Googled L¿keL¿nd to look at what you were all talking about

It looks brilliant --- never see or heard of this before --- what a wonderful cake tine

Thanks and good luck with your first "bake in"

Irene

Oh yes - the reviews on the site talkabout putting white chocolate in the recipe !

Thanks for the good wishes Irene...I'll let you know how it goes lol.

I haven't looked on that site yet..I'll certainly take a look before I *do the deed* lol x

Right...it's in the oven.......*gulps*

*fingers crossed* !!!

Is it cooked yet ??

Must be cooked by now , still waiting for my slice ! lol

Errr Yes it's cooked but it's in need of a bit of cutting about and prettying up a bit because it didn't come out of the mould terribly smoothly.

I'm going to put it in the fridge...as per advice on one of the sites and finish it off with butter icing later.

The jury is still out for now..but at least it cooked ok and didn't burn !!! lol x

**edit...ha ha ha ha ...I don't think I put enough mix on the top bit so I have a jumbo sized base and a tiny top ...I don't think I'd win any prizes on this one ...let's hope it looks better once iced !! x

Good old butter icing , covers up a multitude of sins lol

May be the mould just needs a little more greasing in places ,once it seasons up a bit you'll well away .

Yeah works like glue if you get the right consistancy LOL....I'll be able to make a better fist of it the next time...hopefully !!!

Thanks for the mix recipe...that was perfect and I'll def use that again ! x

aw muffy please make my day and take pics for fb lolololol, x