On 29/10/2013 08:27 AM, scott wrote:
>> Nah, just mix an equal quantity of butter, sugar and flour. Add enough
>> egg to get approximately the right wetness. Bake.
>>
>> That's really all I did. Admittedly, figuring out "the right wetness" is
>> tricky... But as recipes go, it's pretty simple to memorise. ;-)
>
> I had a good recipe for chocolate cake somewhere, that involved pouring
> in half a pint of boiling water at the end (just before putting it in
> the oven). The mixture was *very* wet but came out really good the 2nd
> time. The 1st time I severely underestimated how much it would rise and
> after about 10 minutes it just started pouring chocolate mix all over
> the bottom of the oven :-)
>
> Oat cookies are also really easy to make, melt butter and syrup in a
> pan, put flour, oats and sugar in another bowl, then mix all together
> and form into balls on a baking sheet. In under 30 mins you can have
> some nice gooey warm cookies. I put in a few spoons of ginger powder too.

Other than Victoria sponge, the only other thing I've successfully made 
is shortbread - and I can't remember the recipe off the top of my head.

I tried many, many times to make fudge - I LOVE FUDGE! - but it just 
doesn't work. :-(

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