No Soggy Bottoms On Red Nose Day
The secret recipe to help bakers rise to the occasion for
Comic Relief
This Red Nose Day, ovens will be fired up and whisks will be
at the ready, as the great British public goes into baking battle to help raise
money for Comic Relief.
To inspire the nation to host their own bake sales and raise
money for those living incredibly tough lives in the UK and across Africa, 16
celebrities will demonstrate their baking prowess in The Great Comic Relief
Bake Off on BBC Two. Prepare for a big dollop of laughter to be thrown into the
Bake Off mix.
To help the great British public raise a tasty sum, Red Nose
Day has the perfect ingredients to make life in the kitchen that little bit
sweeter.
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off book (£2.50 with at least £2
going to Comic Relief. Available from Sainsbury's and other good book
retailers.)
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off book is packed full of easy,
delicious recipes for the nation to try. Featuring 13 of the best recipes from
the Great British Bake Off books, such as Squidgy Brownies and Carrot Cake
Muffins, this Red Nose Day cookbook could help amateur cooks master baking
brilliance.
Emma Bridgewater apron (£12.99 with at least £6.50 going to
Comic Relief. Available from Homesense and TK Maxx.)
For those wanting to look dishy in the kitchen this Red Nose
Day, there is a specially designed Emma Bridgewater apron which features in the
Great British Comic Relief Bake Off.
And providing the icing on top is Queen of cakes and bakes
Mary Berry who has offered some useful hints and tips on how to hold the
perfect bake sale which include:
1. Ask everyone to get baking too - the more
you bake, the more money you'll make
2. Hold a
pay-to-enter bake off competition
3. Download some
customisable posters to promote your cake sale
4. Make sure you
have a variety of dishes to satisfy everyone's tastes
5. Ask for a
donation each time people go to fill up their plates
The money raised will help to change the lives of
disadvantaged people living across the UK and Africa.
This year, 2013, marks the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day
which has raised over £600m and helped to change lives both in the UK and
Africa.
Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales);
SC039730 (Scotland)
Emma Bridgewater - Available at Homesense andTK Maxx from
Monday 21st January 2013
Apron (2 to collect): £12.99 with at least £6.50 going to
Comic Relief
Great Comic Relief Bake Off book - Priced at £2.50 with £2
from every book going to Comic Relief. Available at Sainsbury's and other book
retailers from Thursday 17th January 2013. Recipes adapted from The Great
British Bake Off: Learn to Bake and The Great British Bake Off: How to turn
everyday bakes in Showstoppers (BBC Books).
Recipe from The Great Comic Relief Bake Off book - Carrot Cake Muffins
You can have all the same flavours and textures of carrot
cake in a muffin, plus the sweet cream cheese icing as a surprise filling.
Makes 12 cakes
75g shredded bran cereal
225ml milk
zest of 1 medium orange
120g cream cheese
1 level tablespoon caster sugar
3 large carrots
125g light brown muscovado sugar
200g self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon baking powder
1½ level teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 level teaspoon ground ginger
2 eggs
4 tablespoons sunflower oil
1 Put the bran cereal and milk into a mixing bowl and stir
just to mix. Leave to soak for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to
220°C/425°F/gas 7. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper muffin cases.
2 Tip half the zest into a large mixing bowl with the cereal
and milk and put to one side. Add the cream cheese and caster sugar to the
remaining zest in a small bowl and mix well - this will be your filling.
3 Peel the carrots and, using the coarse-hole side of a
grater, grate the carrots onto a board. Weigh out 150g grated carrot and add to
the large bowl. (Save any leftover carrots for a salad.)
4 By now the cereal will be very mushy. Add the brown sugar
and mix well with a wooden spoon. Sift in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon
and ginger but don't mix them in just yet.
5 Break the eggs into another bowl and add the oil. Beat
with a fork just until the egg yolks are broken up and mixed with the whites.
Tip into the big bowl and mix everything together with the wooden spoon.
6 Using a medium-sized spoon, drop a dollop of the carrot
mixture into each paper muffin case in the tray. Drop a small spoonful of the
cream cheese filling into the middle.
7 Cover the filling with the rest of the carrot mixture,
dividing it evenly among the cases. Place in the heated oven and bake for about
20 minutes until golden brown. Check the muffins are cooked by gently pressing
the centre of a muffin with your finger - if it springs back then it's ready.
8 Remove the tray from the oven and leave for 5 minutes,
then carefully transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool. Store in an
airtight container and eat within 24 hours
Comic Relief is the operating name of Charity Projects, a
company limited by guarantee and registered in England no. 1806414; registered
charity 326568 (England & Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland). Comic Relief Ltd
is a subsidiary of Charity Projects and registered in England no. 1967154.
Registered offices: Hanover House, 14 Hanover Square, London W1S 1HP. VAT no.
773865187.
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