Cake number 1

Well today is the day that I start my 31 days of cake and I have to say that I have been a bit nervous and excited about it. Being a busy woman with two kids, working and life I am a tad worried how I will fit in everyday the time to make a cake but a challenge is a challenge and I will to my darn best. On the most part the cakes I have chosen to do and what I think of as everyday cakes and I will do a few fancy ones when I have time. If a cake by chance flops then that's what I will blog there will be no redo's. So I am very pleased to announce that todays cake, the very first one in the challenge has gone very well.
Todays cake was the first recipe I was given when I started collecting for the challenge so thanks Caz, its called the stand by cake, because it is meant to keep very well so I will let you know how that part goes. Its an interesting flavour having golden syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and cocoa in it but also very yummy and great with a cuppa as the lovely Sara Jane and I discovered this afternoon.

   The Stand by Cake

Cake;

2 tablespoon butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup golden syrup 

2 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

2 desert spoon cocoa

-          Beat butter and sugar.

-          Add eggs beat well.

-          Add milk and golden syrup and beat.

-          Add remaining dry ingredients and beat well.

-          Bake for 1hr at 180c.

Topping;

1 cup desiccated coconut

1 tablespoon butter

1 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup milk

-          Mix half the coconut with icing sugar.

-          Mix in butter, vanilla and enough milk to make it smooth.

-          Ice cooled cake sprinkle with remaining coconut.