Being everso slightly food obsessed almost all of my plans for any event or occasion revolve around the food. Summer is no exception. HELLO Pimms Cake! If there’s a holiday coming up, I will be thinking of the baklava or the Greek salad long before I plan the beach outings. But summer, when the talk turns to Pimms, honestly? I’m not the biggest fan. Barbeques, mojitos, fresh fruit, I am all over that seasonal summer eating. But the Pimms? I can’t quite love it as much as I want to. It’s just too sweet for my boozing tastes, so, I ask you, what treat cannot be improved by putting it into a giant cake?! I made this Pimms Cake recipe for our first barbeque of the year and everyone loved it. Perhaps something about piles of fruit on top helped us to convince ourselves that it was the healthy option for pudding? Anyway, it really is a simple to make show-stopper. Just the way I like ’em.
How do you make a Pimms Cake?
This Pimms Cake recipe is based around a simple sponge batter, baked in 3 layers, drizzled with a Pimms syrup and decorated with light fluffy lemon frosting and fresh fruit. I love a homemade cake more than most people but here’s a secret, in you’re in a push you could construct a cheat’s version of this cake. Buy a ready made Victoria Sponge and a tub of ready made icing, make your syrup and decorate with fruit. Bob’s your uncle, Pimms Cake there you go.
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Piping bags – If you buy one thing for making pretty cakes, let it be disposable piping bags! I know we are all reducing plastic, but the volume of washing up liquid it takes to get reusable ones clean, I am sure the damage to the environment it worse. Palette knife – If you’re not using piping bags, this nifty little helper is so useful for decorating cakes (and lifting big cakes). Once you have one, you’ll find that you use it ALL the time. Plus a bargain at £2.99. Baking tins – Good quality baking tins will revolutionise your baking. They don’t need to be expensive, but sturdy. They make sure that your sponge cooks evenly and not too quickly. I like these tins as they have loose bottoms too. They are also the deep size that I use for most of my cheesecake recipes.
Fancy some other easy cake recipes? How about my Gin and Tonic Cake Bars or my Nutella Cake? Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. I’d love to know how you got on and what you thought of it if you make this Easy Pimms Cake recipe. Please rate the recipe and leave me a comment below if you do. Also, if you fancy showing me a photo by tagging me on Instagram (@tamingtwins) I LOVE to see your creations.
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