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CIN Bake Off recipe and Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Hear the finale of our Children In Need Bake Off Challenge and have a go at making the cakes yourself with Christine’s recipe. Plus, Sir Ranulph Fiennes who was John Radcliffe?

Oxfordshire's stories and Oxfordshire people. Hear the finale of our Children In Need Bake Off Challenge and have a go at making the cakes yourself with Christine’s recipe. Plus, the 3rd Baronet of Banbury, adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, joins Malc and we find out who John Radcliffe was and why Oxford’s hospital is named after him.

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Christine's Pudsey Bake Off recipe

Christine's Pudsey Bake Off recipe

CHRISTINES ORANGE AND CHOCOLATE SURPRISEÌý PUDSEY CUPCAKES

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These light orange cupcakes have a ‘surprise’ chocolate ganache filling andÌýyou canÌýmake your own Pudsey toppers

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Makes 12 Large Cupcakes

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175gms Unsalted Butter (Room temperature)

175gms Caster Sugar

185gms Plain Flour - Sieved

2 Teasps Baking Powder

3 Large Eggs

Grated zest of a medium orange.

Juice of half an orange

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Chocolate Surprise Filling

80mls Double Cream

120gms milk Chocolate Beads or Chunks

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Orange Frosting

175gms Cream Cheese

125gms Unsalted Butter (soft)

470gms Sieved Icing Sugar- sieved

Grated zest of a Med Orange

1 Teasp Orange Extract

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Small chunk milk chocolate for grating

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You will need a 12 cup muffin tin

2 Large Piping Bags and one ‘Star’ Piping Nozzle

12 Pudsey Toppers

12 Pudsey orÌýOrange Muffin Paper Cases

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Method

Turn the oven to 180º C.

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1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Make the ganache by heating the double cream until just beginning to boil and pouring over the milk chocolate chunks. Leave for a minute or so and then stir until smooth and shiny. Put aside until quite cold and beginningÌý to thicken.

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Grate the zest ofÌý both oranges but keep aside one zest for the frosting.. Juice just one orange.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Place the butter and sugar in a bowl and using an electric mixer beat until light and fluffy.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Beat the eggs in a jug and add the zest of one orange and the half the juice.

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Gradually beat the liquid into the butter mixture adding a little flour to prevent curdling.

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fold in gently the sieved flour and baking powder.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Divide the cake mix between the 12 cake cases filling ¾ full.

8.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Bake for 20 mins until risen and golden brown.

9.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Set aside until cool.

10.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý While the cakes are baking, place all the ingredients for the frosting in a bowl and beat until smooth and creamy

11.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý When the cakes are cool gently slice away the top ‘dome’ of the cake and using an apple corer or cupcake coring tool bore down into the centre of each cake about three quarters down and pull out the cake so you have a nice hole in the middle..

12.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Check the ganache and if ready whisk briskly until smooth and thick.

13.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Place the ganache into a Ìýpiping bag and cut the end of the bag off (about a ½ inch hole.

14.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pipe the chocolate into the cake centres.

15.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Place the frosting into another piping bag that is fitted with a star pipe and pipe whirls of frosting on the top of your cakes.

16.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Finish by grating a little chocolate on each one and placing on the toppers of your choice.

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PUDSEY CAKE TOPPERS.

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You will need a small bear cutter (available from most good cake decorating sites)

100 gms White Petal paste

Yellow Colouring

Black, Pink, Blue, Green and Yellow edible pens.

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1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Colour 80 grams of the petal paste a rich yellow.

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Roll out until fairly thin and using your cutter press out 12 ‘bear’ shapes.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Leave to harden for about 30 mins.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Using the remainder of your petal paste (white) roll out thinly and cut 12 narrow strips of icing about ¾ – 1 inch long for the eye patches over the bears left eyes.

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stick on to the bear using confectioners glue and folding under to neaten.

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Leave for another 30 mins and then using the black pen, draw on the eye, nose and smiley mouth of the bear.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Using the colour pens dot colours on to the eye patch.

8.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Leave for at least an hour before using on your cakes.

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If you are feeling really adventurous why not try moulding the larger bear….it is easier than you think!

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1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Roll a ball for the main body of your bear, very slightly flatten in the front.

2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý With a sharp knife cut the 2 arm shapes leaving attached to the body.

3.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Roll another ball for the head, pinching the ears into shape and attaching to the body with confectioners glue and half a cocktail stick.

4.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Roll 2 smaller balls for the legs and attach to the body using the glue and smaller pieces of cocktail stick.

5.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Roll out some white petal paste thinly and cut out a strip for the eye patch.

6.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stick to the head with glue.

7.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý When dry paint on the facial features and the spots on the eye patch with edible pens.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Nov 2013 10:00