Cheesecloth can be used instead of a jelly bag to strain fruit that has been cooked in water, before it is boiled with sugar and made into jelly. Hiya – If it was loose you over mixed the frosting. Click & Collect. Not for the topping x. Thank you! Hey! Balham is diverse both in terms of economic and cultural demographics with an increasingly professional middle class population. Thanks x. Pre-consumer recycled content generally comprises of materials left over from the manufacturing process, such as off-cuts, while post-consumer content is material that, rather than being thrown away after the first use, is used for something else, e.g. I use the Sugarflair Red Extra food colouring which you can buy, which comes in at about £5/£6 a pot, but it lasts for oodles amounts of time that this doesn’t matter! Thank you…looking forward to this one after reading all the great reviews ?? Huge fan- your recipes are fab and such a crowd pleaser! Any ideas would be amazing Hey! And yeah, I only use colours from sugar flair or progel because they really are the only ones that work well enough! x. Hi Jane I’m looking to make this cake for my cousins graduation I would like to decorate it more in a drip style I have read through the reviews and seen were you suggested to use your white chocolate ganache recipe from the biscoff drip cake, would I do a crumb coat of the cream cheese frosting? A bouquet garni (small bunch of herbs) is often tied in cheesecloth. And not two baking trays? Hi, going to attempt a Spider-Man cake for my sons birthday, one red sponge and one blue, do you think for the blue sponge I could follow the above and just sub the red for blue food colouring? Of the major brands and supermarkets, only five currently offered a recycled range: Co-op, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco. The larger sizes will take longer to bake either way, but the temperature is the reason it will have domed quite a bit! ... with bits of cheese and other foods getting stuck in the gaps. Please see this new post about cream cheese frosting – it is more up to date and more fail safe! Research by Mintel, from 2016, suggested that consumer demand for softness and the perceived superiority of toilet paper made from virgin fibre trumped concerns about the environment. The race to the bottom, so to speak, is rather a race to the top. Hiya – I don’t update recipes until I have had a chance to actually bake it again and photograph it again unfortunately but it is on my list to do at some point! To access all of our tools and data - and get the Ethical Consumer print magazine - start your subscription today. Colperun Cheesecloth, Grade 90, 18 Sq Feet, 100% Unbleached Cotton Fabric Ultra Fine Muslin Cloths for Butter, Cooking, Strainer, Baking, Hallowmas Decorations (Grade 90-2 Yards) 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,879 Hi Jane, I’ve tried a couple of your recipes and they are always great. Is its packaging recyclable? , Hi Jane! Sorry to be a pain…can someone just clear up the cream cheese as I can only find the Philadelphia full fat soft cheese (is this what I’m meant to buy) forgive my naivety. If so do I need to increase the amount of cream cheese frosting I make? The bidet is far more sustainable than toilet paper, and generally more hygienic. I use the buttermilk for the paste bit x. Hi, The essential ethical print magazine. For this reason, products in our score table overleaf were awarded a whole sustainability mark if they used recycled paper, and half a mark if they used sustainably sourced alternatives such as bamboo. Enjoy! I was wondering if I could use powdered red food colouring instead of the paste? Please see my disclosure for more details!*. x. x, Ahh okay! The material used to make it is pure and fine enough that this is a suitable cheesecloth for cooking. Thank you x, You would need to use a really good quality colour such as sugar flair or colour splash or wilton, nothing from a supermarket – and I would recommend the new cream cheese frosting recipe on my blog x. Hi Jane, love love love all of your recipes! Also do you have an idea on baking times? Thanks for all the recipes I love them! Would this cake be sturdy enough to cover in sugarpaste? You can find me on: x, Hi Jane, I have been disappointed with the recipes I have tried in the past. I was just wondering if this recipe makes a dense enough cake to use it for a ‘semi-naked’ iced cake? Jane can you update the recipe to show the revised ingredients and instructions for your updated frosting? Jamie Oliver shares the 'most basic' bread recipe using just three ingredients JAMIE OLIVER, 45, is a popular television chef who has shared his simple and delicious recipes over the years. Yes – make sure it’s full fat milk, and whisk in the lemon juice and let it sit for 5 minutes before using x. Hi, do you have to use White vinegar? Opt for unpackaged toilet roll (available in local wholefood stores) or one with biodegradable packaging. (To your blog) and red velvet is a perfect way to celebrate! Ideally, go for brands that do not use chlorine processing at all. xx, […] recipe is from Jane’s Patisserie, I’d looked at lots and this seemed a more manageable recipe in terms of its method and […]. Forests play a vital role to life on earth. I’ll just get rid of excess liquid if there is some? So what other methods are there? Not for the faint-hearted. Is there any other vinegar you could use as I don’t have white wine vinegar? Click & Collect. Disclaimer: Some of the techniques described on this page could be dangerous, so use at your own risk. Virgin pulp is favoured for its apparently greater softness, despite its harmful effect on the forests. If I were to use 3 x 7 inch tins would you recommend change the recipe- increase or decrease? A 2019 report funded by The Natural Resources Defense Council and Stand.earth ‘The Issue with Tissue’, examined the Canadian boreal, where, between 1996 and 2015, more than 28 million acres of boreal forest was logged. I’m really unsure I’m afraid as I never make cakes that small! It is the fastest growing plant on the planet and can grow up to 20 times faster than trees in northern boreal forests. The full score table for this report is only available for subscribers. As long as you get rid of the excess water like you say it should still be okay! Welcome to my Kitchen! Should you worry about BPA in recycled toilet paper? Ooh I’m not actually too sure! Sign up now to our email newsletter for a free digital copy of Ethical Consumer magazine. I really struggled to make the paste though – is it ok to use a good bit of milk? I complicate things too much in my brain haha. How would I adapt the recipe for 3 layers at 8″? Around a quarter of the carbon dioxide contributed by humans to the atmosphere is removed by the world’s forests. You whisk 1tbsp of lemon juice into the milk and let it set for about 5 minutes before using!! Can normal vanilla extract be used instead of vanilla bean extract? My goal with this blog is to give you the fun, laughter, confidence and knowledge to bake and cook whatever you fancy! Muslin cloth, also known as butter muslin or cheesecloth, is an unbleached, natural material making it ideal for use in the kitchen. organisation. What do you think? I’d use White Wine Vinegar and thank you! Your recipes are amazing and you cover everything step by step with such helpful information, thank you so much for sharing. I’m going to make this for my sisters birthday does it matter what type of butter to use? Looking at making this but only have a 6 inch tins, if I wanted to make 6in 3 tier how much mixture/bake time would you recommend please, I would use the recipe as it is for there 3×6″ but baking time I am really unsure as I don’t often bake them sorry! I’ve tried a few with varying success, would love your opinion! Using all the usual dowels and everything for support do you foresee any problems with this? However I need some inspiration as i would ideally like to make it pretty…like a drip cake style. To begin, simply draw on your cloth with a pencil and stitch on top - adding buttons and sequins is an easy win. HELP! But I do have a red velvet cupcake recipe already on my blog if that would be easier. I just adore your recipes, your website is my go to’ when wanting inspiration for a new or different recipe and they ALWAYS go down an absolute treat! x, H!! Do you know if it would be possible to make this gluten free with substituting the flour and adding Xanthan gum? I’ve followed many of your recipes and they always turn out delicious! The plant also is able to thrive in soils that are depleted of nutrients, enriching them in the process. Aww thank you so much! Hi Jane, I’ve noticed that your recipes and instructions for the cream cheese frosting are different for this cake and for the red velvet cupcakes – I was wondering why this was? Just wanted to say that I made this recipe on the weekend and it was amazing! Awwwwh thank you so so much!! Maybe add on another 1/3? Family were huge fans when I made this. Could you help me please with the recipe. You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus! Cold butter will NOT work! Places such as hobby craft sell good quality colours! We ethically screen all the sites we link to. I agree, Red Velvet in the shops can be a hit or a miss. Toilet paper made from recycled waste has a significantly lesser environmental impact than virgin fibre. Would I need to alter the recipe at all? So maybe try that one? I popped into the one shop that might have it (had forgotton about that shop) & they had a muslin square for jam making - £6:eek: It wasn't really big enough either to tie up all the stuff I need it to tie up (pith, cores, seeds, apple peelings), it was only really suitable for straining. It would work in two deep 6 tins – I’m not sure on baking time though but maybe 45 minutes?! 2 x. I wish I had read the comments regarding the frosting before failing at making it twice and ruining a whole cake… it turned out far too runny both times. Very tasty, moist and light. Roll on getting the vaccine. I add usually about 500g, you want to add enough for it to be firm. Coloured cakes will always have the outside edge slightly darker or browner than the inside as that’s just natural – however what colour are you using, and how are you mixing it? Guides to banking, saving, investing, insurance, mortgages and pensions. Hiya, is there a substitute for buttermilk? ❤️ A layer of DELI, Twix Rocky Road anyone?! Get set for muslin squares in Baby and nursery, Baby feeding, Bibs and muslin squares, Clothing, Bibs and muslin squares at Argos. What ingredients put you off? Always think Sainsburys tries too hard, its neither here or there, seen as it bit uppity by the Asda/Morries crowd. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Happy 1st Blogoversary….Red Velvet Cake is the perfect choice , This is my husband’s favourite. However, it was more of a burgundy colour than a bright red like yours. You will end up having to use about 5 bottle to make it work, and it’ll just taste manky – I use Sugarflair food colouring for all of my baking, and this is no different! I’m really sorry but I am not sure – I don’t often bake 10″ cakes. The following brands stated that they do not use chlorine processes:  I have been a nurse since 1997. Hi Jane, It is perfect! I tried to add more icing sugar but that didn’t work either. Clear-cuts can take more than a century to return to pre-logged conditions, while some never do. Made this today with my daughter and it turned out perfectly. More items to explore. Don't miss out, become a subscriber today. For many years, the paper and pulp industry relied heavily on elemental chlorine for bleaching. The first of two Specialbuy ranges will be available to pre-order online from tomorrow, Ja… If not please help and tell me where I will find white vinegar!! I could be wrong though! Hiya I was wondering shag I would adjust this to to make a 3 tier cake!x, Hey! I’m stuck though – I can’t find white vinegar and have distilled malt vinegar.. Are they they same? Thanks in advance! Just made this, but I can never get my frosting spot on, its always too runny, but it still tastes great. Happy 1st Birthday to your fab blog. Hiya.. If I don’t have white wine vinegar, can I use apple cider vinegar? Would love to use this recipe for my sons birthday cake but was hoping to do a rainbow cake (6 small layers) do you think the cream cheese will hold them? Thanks, As long as the blue colouring as as strong as the red one I have mentioned, it should be fine! In 2018, the average consumption of toilet paper in the UK stood at 127 rolls per capita, (or more appropriately, per culus), placing us third in the ranking of most extravagant users of bog roll in the world.. They therefore have the ability to shape consumer demand, and a responsibility to create products sustainably. We also cover issues such as e-waste, privacy, big tech and reducing our carbon footprint. That depends – what size tin did you want to use? For its bamboo paper, Who Gives A Crap uses a mix of hydrogen peroxide and elemental-free chlorine. It would obviously be less, so check 10 minutes earlier maybe? Hey! Who Gives A Crap is an Australian company that makes recycled and bamboo toilet paper. Sainsbury Tu White Summer Cheesecloth Embroidered Top Size 14. Hi, do you have a print version of this recipe please. Thanks. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . I find the reason that peoples Red Velvet Cakes can fail is because of using lower quality food colouring, not mixing it with the cocoa powder (which is the ingredient that makes the colouring not work sometimes!!) Youtube. Can this cake be frozen? I don’t use anything specific for cocoa powder – I swap between Barry cacao, and dr Oetker x. Hi Jane want to do this in as a traybake/square. So it’s probably best to just double it – if you have any leftover mix you’d be able to make a couple of cupcakes but double should be okay! Hi jane i want to make a 6″ cake 2 layers how much batter would i need? Same Day delivery 7 days a week £3.95, or fast store collection. Am I able to alter this recipe slightly to make into a tray bake? Next time I’m going to try less butter. I’ll get it right one day. Happy birthday! Any tips gratefully appreciated!! All images & content are copyright protected. I’m not 100% sure I’m I’m honest if they’re the same as I’ve never seen the vinegar you have already – but I know some people have bought white wine vinegar instead by accident but it’s worked? Maintaining forests and other natural habitats is, therefore, an essential means of fighting climate change. Yes that should be fine!! I agree about the frosting, mine looked more like melted milky bar! EU legislation has now banned the chemical in some products, such as infant feeding bottles, and substantially limited its use in others, including thermal paper. Happy 1st birthday!!! Yours is very pretty! This goes to fund our research and campaigning. It is true that most shoppers want soft paper. This way of sourcing meant that no vast areas of land were cleared, and small-scale farmers were supported. I found vanilla bean extract in the cupboard too which worked do much better than the usual vanilla flavourings I tend to use. . Can I still make the cake and just leave the red food colouring out? Furthermore, according to the report, The Issue with Tissue, “the production of virgin wood pulp uses almost twice as much water as producing tissue from recycled materials and generates twice as many hazardous air pollutants.” The chemicals used in the production of recycled paper are also far less toxic than those used to bleach virgin pulp. I would use 1.5x the recipe, and bake into three tins! I'm also partial to homewares, lifestyle posts and more! Yes, but 1 tbsp of lemon juice is fine! The cake has a delicious mix of the flavours of Chocolate and Vanilla, which is utter heaven to me!! I absolutely love your recipes. Do not use my images without prior permission. Is this red velvet recipe the same as your spider cake not sure which one to follow just know I want some cream cheese frosting involved because I think it makes a red velvet cake. I use the same type of colouring for my other red velvet bakes as well so it may just be that you need to change it until you find what works for the colours you are using as all reds can vary, but I find the red extra the best by absolute far! I’m just worried about overmixing xx, You would be able to make the 1.5x in one batch! I use cream cheese frosting as I’m not a fan of buttercream.. Lots of my readers use aldi/lidl and say it works well! So excited to try! It can do! Will be baking this tomorrow for a bday cake. Thanks. Cotton Aline Baggy Oversized Linen Cheese Cloth Top Tunic Batwing plus size 8 20. Have you ever tried to make red velvet brownies/cookies? However, within the EU much of this waste is currently used for biofuel and only a very small proportion (1.5%) is used in industrial production such as being turned into pulp. In stock. I’ll be making this recipe tomorrow (first time making red velvet). I was wondering why is it plain flour that one should use rather than self raising flour? Is it wrapped in plastic? I adore your website. Recycled wood pulp is a clear alternative to virgin fibre. and then not taking their time with the making of the cake. I’m really sorry but I can’t really answer – giant cupcake moulds vary a lot, some are silicone some are metal and than can change it. I’ve always avoided the red velvet as it worries me for some reason, but am going to give it a go this week for my friends birthday – yikes! You can mix whole milk (full fat) with 2 tbsp of lemon juice to make your own substitute! Full online access to our unique shopping guides, ethical rankings and company profiles. Guides to the greenest way to wash, clean, cook and more. In order to help tackle this, the firm, which gained half a company ethos mark on our table by being a certified B Corp, donates 50% of its profits to building toilets for those who lack proper access. $5.99 $ 5. Or shall I add something else in the middle? Finding it hard to find x, You can make it yourself with whole milk, and lemon juice! I use the listed amount – 1 heaped tsp of the red extra. One layer with frosting on top. a winner overall and will definitely make it again! It's useful for straining particulates from paint, for cleaning walls and more. FSC certification can also be prohibitively expensive for small-scale producers. (C) 2020 - Jane's Patisserie. Also, room temperature butter is important so there is no lumps. Always wanted to make red velvet successfully. yes that should work! Facebook Your Nutella stuffed cookies went down a treat in my house, even my brother panicked when he thought they were running out lol. 1) To Bake the Red Velvet Cake – Preheat your oven to 170C/150CFan and Line two 8″ cake tins with butter and parchment paper – leave to the side for now. The plan is to make a two tier, the red velvet being on the bottom with 4 layers of sponge. Tailoring a Bed Skirt. Thank you in advance x, Hey! We also cover issues such as climate change, tax, pay and carbon divesting. thanks x, Yeah of course! It can be attached to the cistern of your toilet. If so, how long for? This is the killer. Often, recycled tissue uses a mix of pre- and post-consumer waste, although the greatest environmental benefits come with the latter. Add on another 1/2 of the recipe, and bake into three tins! 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Last modified on Feb 11, 2021 10:11 GMT Nichola Murphy Meal delivery boxes and kits in the UK: HelloFresh, Gousto, Mindful Chef and more offering vegan dishes, dinners and desserts. Also shall I use your new cream cheese frosting recipe? Louth is the principal town and centre for a large rural area of eastern Lincolnshire. Made this recipe yesterday, absolutely delicious and turned out beautifully! The humble pastry brush is … This item: Muslin Cheesecloth, Cheese Cloth for cooking and straining £2.99. I made him one for his birthday http://abbiosbiston.com/2015/07/15/things-i-have-been-cooking-lately-120-red-velvet-cake/. The best thing to do is to just make a batch of the cake and just give it a go! Do you have a recipe you’d recommend using for it? However, for those of us in the UK, it must be shipped thousands of miles across the ocean before it reaches our rear ends. Happy birthday to the blog! I’m glad it was fine in the end – I have a new and completely different version of cream cheese frosting which I have now linked on the post if you wanted to try that one in the future instead! Sent from and sold by S & S ltd. KitchenCraft Home Made Butter Muslin Cloth for Straining, Cotton, 90 cm £3.95. Hi Jane! According to the company’s website, “around 289,000 children under five die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.”. FSC Recycled – All wood must be pre- or post-consumer waste. Add water to a pot with the steamer over the pot (just make sure the water doesn’t touch the sticky rice), and once the water comes to a boil, steam for 15 – 20 minutes (usually … ... but if you actually got your cream cheese, and squeezed it through a muslin cloth, a lot more can come out. Love your blog and recipes btw!! A bit much for me so bought a Wilton Christmas Red from there instead . ❤️ A delicious, dre, (New!) Happy blogoversary, I do love a good red velvet cake. I don't know what possessed me, but when I get something stuck in my craw, it can take the Jaws-of-Life to get it out of there. Never made a red velvet cake before, can I use vanilla American buttercream with this instead of the frosting or does it not go so well? I can’t tell what it is and it looks great hahah x. Hi my son wants a velvet cake but multi coloured. I made this cake last week and its the first red velvet cake I’ve made that actually looks red!! However, in this guide, Ethical Consumer has taken the line that toilet paper made using virgin wood pulp, even if FSC certified, cannot be considered a sustainable product. It came out perfectly! Trimaco Supertuff Cheesecloth is a versatile household item. Pliny ascribes to the Emperor Nero the invention of the ice bucket, as a method of cooling wine without diluting it with ice that had been stored in pungent straw and cloth. which is the butter you use? Just made your lovely red velvet cake. Sorry last question I can’t find buttermilk anywhere would I use 250ml of whole milk with 2tbs of lemon juice to make my own for this recipe? Less bleach is used in the production of recycled paper. Happy birthday to your blog and what a wonderful cake to celebrate with. I’m making this this weekend, but can’t find buttermilk anywhere, is this simple enough to make yourself? Happy 1st birthday hope you have many more so glad I came across your blog x thank you , For the cake you can use block butter or spread, for the topping you need to use block butter x. Hi Jane I’m making this tomorrow for my mums birthday and I only have baking powder not bicarbonate soda will this still work? I have made this cake a couple of times now and it always comes up trumps. Supermarkets had to adapt swiftly to changing customer behaviour in 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, with tight household budgets, panic buying and … You need a white vinegar of sorts, so a good alternative is apple cider vinegar! The only brand in our guide using virgin pulp that did not carry the FSC stamp was Superdrug, and for this reason we advise you avoid this brand. 13. After trying out a few recipes from other websites and such I decided that developing my own was best – as some recipes were so unreliable I just didn’t feel comfortable!