Lemon Drizzle Cake!
on Ian Smith (Uganda), 22/Sep/2010 15:36, 34 days ago
When Ian returned from Fort Portal he was greeted by visitors - VSO volunteers who work in the far south west of Uganda in a place called Kisoro. They were in Kampala to attend a conference on deaf education. On Saturday afternoon it was decided to make a cake!But how can you make a cake with no oven?"Easy!" says Poppy - who went on to explain how we would need to nip out and buy three cheap cooking pots - each one a little bigger than the other. The first pot goes on the hob with about a centimetre of water in it, next the pot with the cake mixture is placed inside the first pot - leaving a gap between the water in the first pan and its bottom. Finally the third pot is place on top to 'seal' the oven.A basic sponge cake mix was checked out on t'internet and forty five minutes later a light and risen sponge cake appeared. Baukje, Poppy and Chantal then whipped up a lemon drizzle icing and 'afternoon tea' was ready.By the way the cake was really very delicious!Here, the three chefs, left to right - Baukje, Chantal and Poppy are doing the baking businessHere's the cooked cake in its 'oven' potPoppy cuts the iced cakeThe 'tea party' enjoys the result on the balcony in the warmth of a Kampala afternoon - spot on!