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Knobby · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: Horlicks

My Mum (im sure) used to make a "Horlicks" cake.....Ive googled and cant find anything Crying or Very sad

Anyone any ideas ??

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Nigella does this cake with Horlicks in if that's any good!!!

Chocolate Malteser Cake

From "Feast", Nigella Lawson (2004)

For the cake
150g soft brown sugar (muscavado sugar is best for flavour)
100g caster sugar
3 large eggs
175ml milk
15g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons Horlicks powder
175g plain flour
25g cocoa, sieved
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

For the icing and decoration
250g icing sugar
1 teaspoon cocoa
45g Horlicks
125g soft unsalted butter
2 tablespoons boiling water
2 x 37g packets Maltesers

Take whatever you need out of the fridge so that all the ingredients can come to room temperature (though it's not so crucial here, since you're heating the milk and butter and whisking the eggs.

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 3/170C. Butter and line two 20cm loose-bottomed sandwich cake tins with baking parchment.

Whisk together the sugars and eggs until light and frothy. Heat the milk, butter and Horlicks powder in a small saucepan until the butter has melted and the mixture is hot but not boiling. Beat the milk mixture into the eggs a little at a time. Fold in the dry ingredients thoroughly. Divide the cake batter evenly between the two tins and bake in the oven for 25 minutes, by which time the cakes should have risen and will spring back when pressed gently. Let them cool on a rack for about 5-10 minutes and then turn them out of their tins.

Once the cakes are cold, you can get on with the icing. I use a processor just because it makes life easier: you don't need to sieve the icing sugar. So: put the icing sugar, cocoa and Horlicks in the processor and blitz to remove all lumps. Add the butter and process again. Stop, scrape down, and start again, pouring the boiling water down the funnel with the motor running until you have a smooth buttercream.

Sandwich the cold sponges with half of the buttercream, and then ice the top with what is left, creating a swirly pattern rather than a smooth surface. Stud the outside edge, about 1cm in, with a ring of Maltesers or use them to decorate the top in which-ever way pleases you.

Makes 8-10 slices.

Knobby · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject:

Mmmmm.....thats sounds good !!! Laughing

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

I thought that too!!!
I might give that a go this weeks Wink

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject:

Can't find my malt loaf recipe using horlicks, but here is one I found on the net,

Malt Loaf

Ingredients

150 Gram Self raising flour (6 oz)
2 Tablespoon Malt drink powder, i.e. Horlicks or similar
25 Gram Soft light brown, or caster, sugar (1 oz)
75 Gram Sultanas, or mixed dried fruit (3 oz)
2 Tablespoon Golden syrup
150 ml Milk (5 fl oz)

Method

Makes 1 x 450g (1 lb) loaf

Preheat oven to 180 °C / 350 °F / Gas 4 and grease a 450g (1 lb) loaf tin well.

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well together to form a thick batter.

Turn the mixture into the tin and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack. Serve sliced, spread with butter.

mojo · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:07 am Post subject:

do they still sell horlicks and ovaltine etc.................mojo

Knobby · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:

Yep.....Had a BIG mug of Horlicks last night !! Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:16 am Post subject:

Mojo, yes they still sell it Very Happy

mojo · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:26 am Post subject:

aaaaaaaaaaaah memories when everything worked and wasnt stiff and painfull...every loaf was made by hovis and food and drink each had its own taste.........those where the days my friends................mojo

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

CP · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:29 am Post subject:

Mary Hopkin, wasn't it? Wink

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

yes it was Razz

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Finally got round to baking Nigella's Malteser Chocolate Cake (with Horlicks!)
Haven't tried it yet - but the cake mixture was SCRUMMY ! Will let you know what's it like later this evening when I can no longer resist temptation!!

NannyP · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject:

Okay, all round to yours then Very Happy

debcat · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject:

that looks gorgeous Shocked

got some baking to do tonight, came back to a mountain of eggs