Creole Loaf Cake
Asked on 7 Nov 2020 by Winnie39
Creole Christmas cake. I was wondering about making this in a large loaf tin this year as I suspect there might be just two of us eating it! Please could you tell me how to adjust the quantity/cooking times. Thank you!
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Hello,
I think half the Creole cake will fit in a traditional 2lb loaf tin (or the Deliaonline Silverwood 1lb loaf tin).
Make sure the sides are well-protected with several layers brown paper and cover the top with a layer of parchment (so that it doesn’t touch the surface of the cake mixture).
Keep the oven temperature the same and have a peek after 1 hour in the oven to see how it’s doing.
Then every 15 to 30 minutes after that depending on how they are looking.
Best wishes
Lindsey
Thank you so much. I look forward to trying this.
I tried the loaf and was very pleased with the result. I probably needn't have started checking for at least
another half hour. I did not note the full cooking time but it was longer than I anticipated for half the quantity.
I actually made the full quantity and put half in each of two large loaf tins. I iced one for Christmas and kept the other plain.
The loaf sliced beautifully and I might well do the same next year unless we were having an unusually large gathering.
As I only almond pasted and iced the top of one cake, we saved a few calories too. I used 1.5 egg whites for the icing which gave a generous covering with a festive-looking overhang to cover the edges of the marzipan..
Thank you so much for the advice and Happy New Year! I have a photo but couldn't see anywhere to upload this.