"Self-sufficiency does not mean 'going back' to the acceptance of a lower standard of living. On the contrary, it is the striving for a higher standard of living, for food that is organically grown and good, for the good life in pleasant surroundings... and for the satisfaction that comes from doing difficult and intricate jobs well and successfully." John Seymour ~ Self Sufficiency 2003

Saturday 4 December 2010

Christmas baking with the sun

I guess you all know me well enough by now to understand that if I’m presented with a solar cooking opportunity then I’m going to at least try it. Even though cloudy conditions were predicted for yesterday, there was enough sun peeping through to encourage me to attempt a baking session.

I didn’t bake a Christmas cake last year, because I still had one left over from the marathon baking session I had at the end of 2008.

And, yes, I know it’s late in the year to be baking my Christmas cake, but what the heck – it would still have 3 odd weeks to mature. And adding double the brandy – that’s sure to help the maturing! So – baking a solar Christmas cake was on the “to do” list yesterday.


RMan making his Christmas wish :-)

I used a fruit cake recipe (which will be in my “book”) and it turned out perfectly.

I managed to fit 1 X round cake and 2 X “loaves” in
the oven at the same time – one for us, one for NGirl
and a spare one for a gift.


The end result – a delicious smelling, (and tasting - the scraps from the pan which I devoured were very yummy!) moist and perfect looking fruit cake – I’m a very happy little puppy :-)
Posted by Dani at 09:20:00
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4 comments:

  1. Jane @ Hard Work Homestead4 December 2010 at 15:02

    Looks very good. I can't wait to see that book.

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  2. Dani4 December 2010 at 17:08

    Jane - it's a work in progress. I have my recipes scattered everywhere and am collating them all in their respective sections.

    It should be ready early in the new year. I will do a posting when it is :-)

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  3. ezrablu4 December 2010 at 20:06

    oooh...looks wonderful! I haven't been online much lately and had to hit your blog up first to see what you've been up to :o)))

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  4. Leigh6 December 2010 at 04:29

    Mmm. Looks yummy. I've not tried solar baking yet. You make it look so easy though.

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