Victoria sponge mix is flour, butter, eggs and sugar. you can flavour it easily with a multiple things to suit your needs and in any size you want. I was thinking most people have these things in their kitchen anyway so considering time it takes to go to shops and buy this mix then come home and cook it is wasteful as you could of had cake baked and cooled ready to fill by time you were back from shop.
On the other hand I showed my 19 year old this photo and his response was 'That's Awesome!' Somehow with those two words I think I somehow have failed as a mother. I'll live but this kid at some point is going to be making a cake from scratch and loving it.
I posted about this on twitter last night and it turned out to be the most re tweeted post I have ever posted. Opinions are strong with this it seems. Found out in certain places you can find premade flapjack mix to cook to! Who knew.
Suddenly I am struck with fear at how many people are going to grab a packet mix, or those add milk/water bottles and shake for pancake day next Tuesday. Somehow I feel the need to go back to basics and show the world how to do the simple stuff. I'm not sure if it's the time thing people think they are short on or if it's simply them not knowing, but it really makes me sad.
So this afternoon I will be making a Victoria sponge with my 9 year old. He has problems with his hand muscles being a little to loose so has trouble with grip. But I am telling you if he can do this by hand with no help then most able bodied people have very little to excuse themselves buying these mixes.
So I will be reporting back tonight after this afternoons fun of cooking with a 9 year old and 7 month old baby in tow, to report how simple a Victoria sponge cake is.
******* update ******Due to a very fretful clingy 7 month old we postponed the cake making until tomorrow or Friday. So I will update then.
I am in constant amazement at the so called "convenient" mixes and things you can buy...
ReplyDeleteSo much easier and tastier to make from scratch.
Exactly my thoughts to. makes me want to do a Jamie Oliver or a Miss Pattern to show everyone how to save pennies and how easy it is to make these things. Not to mention real ingredients being better for you
DeleteOK getting off soap box now
Julie, I cannot agree loudly enough! Some folks see to be under the misconception that pre-made mixes are somehow faster or easier - but all you really need is a few basic ingredients and a good recipe. Anyway, I can't wait to see your Victoria sponge cake!
ReplyDeletemakes me cringe most of the time, those fairy cakes with the printed rice paper toppers have a lot to answer for. As kids whine in shops for them as they have their favourite TV characters on, then parents cave and a slippery slope has started. Thank you, we will get to cake as soon as teething infant stops clinging, we have her 3 afternoons this week bless her poor gums.
DeleteI saw these on the Tesco website a few weeks ago and ranted about them on facebook. There was a flapjack mix as well as some other abominations. How hard is it to melt butter and sugar then stir in some oats?!? Sorry to rant but I really don't understand how lazy some people can be.
ReplyDeleteAm very impressed with the cake you made with your son, hope it inspires him to make other cakes in the future.
I just cannot believe sometimes how lazy people have gotten.
DeleteThanks :o) Luke loves to help out in the kitchen and is pretty clued up on cooking in general :o) He was very happy with end product to ;o)