McVities 5 Galaxy Cake Bars

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Vegetable oils like sunflower oil will usually have quite a long Best Before End date, but they do need to be stored correctly to ensure they last that long. Line a cookie or baking sheet with parchment paper and place a vase upside down in the center of the sheet. Make sure the diameter of the vase or jar you use is smaller than the cake. Then place the cake on top. Baileys is a popular brand of Irish cream which is a liqueur of Irish whisky mixed with cream and sometimes other flavourings like coffee, chocolate and vanilla. In the UK it is easy to come by in the supermarket or online, other Irish creams will work just as well as Baileys for the filling of this indulgent cake so use your favourite. How can I tell if sunflower oil has gone off?

For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post. How to make Galaxy Chocolate CupcakesAs we’re using sunflower oil instead of butter to make this moist chocolate cake the batter might seem wetter than cakes you’ve made before. Don’t worry it will be quite wet at this stage, and given enough time in the oven the cake should bake to perfection. Have a look at the photos above, you’ll be able to see how liquid the cake mix looks before it's cooked.

Alternately, spoon about ¼ of the colored batter into two 8" (20cm) cake pans just until the bottom is fully covered. Arrange the baked cake pops on top of the batter in the two cake pans. Spoon the remaining batter on top of the planets to cover them completely. Then carefully run the tip of a knife through the batter to draw a pattern. Be careful not to mix up the colors too much. Notes on the buttercream Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. The buttercream is regular vanilla buttercream with food coloring. Be sure to use a food coloring that's suitable for cake batters, buttercreams, icing, and icing. I recommend using gel or paste food coloring. Make sure all your ingredients (particularly the butter and eggs) are at room temperature before you start baking. These happen to be the most perfect blondies I've ever made. I think I'm just getting better at the technique with lots of experimenting and practice.

I know I say this a lot but this is honestly one of my favourite recipes to date. I really enjoy making blondies especially my Jammie Dodger and Biscoff ones but there's something extra special about the blondie recipe I'm sharing with you today. The undecorated cakes will freeze well, and this can be a great way to get ahead if you’re using this for a birthday cake and will be too busy the day before to make a cake ahead. I thought these cupcakes deserved a good start, and that paragraph I think sums them up nicely. I am obsessed with them. They’re delicious, so chocolatey and heavenly. How many times can I say that before it gets boring?! Honestly? Add the flour to the bowl and gently fold it through the mixture by hand. Mix only until you can no longer see white streaks of flour.