Extra Easy Half Syn Cake

[shonzie78]

Hiya, Hope your all having a good day! Attempted making my first half syn cake! The only problem was that it completely stuck to the greaseproof paper despite spraying with fry light! Nightmare to peel off! Anyone any tips? Hope it tastes good. Will be sampling with afternnon cuppa.
Shona

 

[stivesliz]

Spookily enough I have just made one too lol! I find some greaseproof paper better than others - the one I am using at the moment is a very pale ( almost white ) one from the Co-op and make sure you spray it really well too x

 

[shonzie78]

Thanks Stivesliz, I'll maybe try that one. enjoy! Can't believe its only 1/2 syn for whole thing x

 

[Bigbird86]

This sounds interesting, could I have the recipe please?

 

[shonzie78]

Here is the recipe, it is really nice. Cant believe its only 1/2 syn for whole cake!!

4 eggs seperated
1 tub of quark
1 tsp baking powder (1/2 syn)
5 tbsp sweetner
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp framage frais
fresh fruit of your choice


Preheat oven to 180c gas 4 and line with baking parchment 2 sandwich tins, spray with frylight
Whisk the egg whites in one bowl untill they reach soft peak stage
In another bwol whisk togeth the yolks, 4 tbsp sweetener, half the tub of quark, baking powder and the vanilla extract, then whisk in half the egg whites
Fold in the remaining egg whites with a metal spoon
Tip mixture into two sandwich tins
Bake in the oven untill well risen and golden, approx 20 minutes. it will sink when you take it out
Leave to cool for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool completely
Meanwhile take the other half of the quark, and mix with 1tbsp sweetener and fromage frais
Spread half of the mixture on top of one cake with fruit of your choice, place the other cake on top and put them rest of the mixture on top and decorate with more fruit
Enjoy )

 

[Bigbird86]

Wow sounds delish! Thanks for that will give it a try next week x

 

[slimmingmadhouse]

I made this once and not sure if I did it right but it tasted like a sweet omelette so had to throw it away. Be interesting to see what others think.

 

[Sculls]

I really hope you like it! I really really wanted to like it but agree it tasted like a sweet air filled omelette :-( x

 

[cat yoyo greaves]

I made this once and not sure if I did it right but it tasted like a sweet omelette so had to throw it away. Be interesting to see what others think.

It does taste like sweet omelet I make a chocolate one that's 7 syns a whole cake thats nice

 

[VeggieBev]

I've seen the same recipe made as a kind of swiss roll. Made in the same way but instead of two sandwich tins, the mixture was spread into a normal baking tray. The Quark mixture and fresh fruit (thinly sliced) is then laid on top and the whole thing is rolled up. It looked lovely but admittedly I haven't tried it...

 

[slimmingmadhouse]

It does taste like sweet omelet I make a chocolate one that's 7 syns a whole cake thats nice

I wonder if it's the same chocolate one that I make (eggs, cocoa, sweetner, vanilla off the top of my head). I use silicon muffin trays to make indiviual ones.

 

[cat yoyo greaves]

I've seen the same recipe made as a kind of swiss roll. Made in the same way but instead of two sandwich tins, the mixture was spread into a normal baking tray. The Quark mixture and fresh fruit (thinly sliced) is then laid on top and the whole thing is rolled up. It looked lovely but admittedly I haven't tried it...

I kind of made it up 6 eggs and 40g reduced fat cocoa and sweetener i seperate eggs whisk whites in another bowl mix sweetener cocoa gold into whites and then bake in oven in a frylited Lined roulade tin then i use defrosted cherries and sweetened quark for filling

 

[cat yoyo greaves]

This Is sat in my fridge right now

 

[flabtofit]

Cat that looks gorgeous!

Could do with some cake but useless at baking, can just about manage Scan Bran cake and yhats all cooked in the microwave lol

 

[slimmingmadhouse]

I kind of made it up 6 eggs and 40g reduced fat cocoa and sweetener i seperate eggs whisk whites in another bowl mix sweetener cocoa gold into whites and then bake in oven in a frylited Lined roulade tin then i use defrosted cherries and sweetened quark for filling

Sounds similar I use 3 eggs, 1/3 cup sweetner, 28g cocoa and 1tsp vanilla. Use the same method but make 6-7 muffins so no filling. Great for a cake day and tastes like cake!lol

 

[bigmeeky]

Hiya, Hope your all having a good day! Attempted making my first half syn cake! The only problem was that it completely stuck to the greaseproof paper despite spraying with fry light! Nightmare to peel off! Anyone any tips? Hope it tastes good. Will be sampling with afternnon cuppa.
Shona

Try Baking Paper, much more forgiving that greaseproof paper.

Are the cakes nice??

 

[VeggieBev]

Sounds similar I use 3 eggs, 1/3 cup sweetner, 28g cocoa and 1tsp vanilla. Use the same method but make 6-7 muffins so no filling. Great for a cake day and tastes like cake!lol

This sounds nice - I might give it a go.

 

[Maddysmum]

Don't use greaseproof paper it sticks to any cake. Either just use fry light or use parchment paper.

 

[cat yoyo greaves]

Don't use greaseproof paper it sticks to any cake. Either just use fry light or use parchment paper.

I just use foil and spray it with frylite

 

[jen3]

The one on the sw website they dont put quark in the mixture - can imagine that making it more "eggy"

I love it - last time I mixed a muller greek lemon yoghurt in the topping instead of the fromage frais and it was absolutely delicious - just makes it a 1 syn cake.....I can live with that!!!