Cake :)

[Eve]

I'm looking for some inspiration for some nice cake recipes as I'm doing something for a charity bake off next week and trying to think of ideas, preferably something not too expensive or faffy to make so nothing with loads of different/tricky ingredients or needing clever icing - I can bake but rubbish at icing, more of a buttercream girl :)

Was thinking a sponge with coffee and vanilla buttercream with walnuts on the top but thought I'd get some more inspiration!

Something that will sell well too for charity so with good appeal to people.

If all else fails I could buy it back haha (so best not a heavy fruit cake or similar as I won't eat it :)).

Ooh and looking pretty would be good :) I will need to get myself a cheap cake tin and baking tin as not baked for a while...am thinking I need a practice run! Might even try and make a couple, enter one and provide the other to sell to make some more money for the charity.

Also a nice way of trading nice cake recipies or even the best tips for getting a lovely fluffy sponge recipe or extra tasty buttercream :)

Boo...do you want me to try and sneak you in? ;)

[vodkancoke]

Anngel, olive oil works well in some cakes but not that particular chocolate cake :)