Ellie-Bees

I used my herman sourdough starter to create a wonderfully moist vanilla sponge cake.

I used the following recipe for each layer (the orginal instructions are listed below)

 

Vanilla Cake

1/5 of your herman starter

150g Self raising flour,

3 beaten eggs,

150g caster sugar,

1tsp of vanilla extract

100ml of oil.

 

Combine all the ingredients and cook in a lined 7″ cake tin for about an hour @ 170C.

 

Buttercream Icing

75g unsalted butter, softened

2 tbsp milk (semi-skimmed or whole)

1 tsp vanilla extract

225g icing sugar, sifted

strawberries, raspberries, blueberries to decorate

Beat together the butter, sifted icing sugar and vanilla extract, use the milk to loosen the icing if necessary

Spread over the cake and then decorate with the fruit

 

 

Herman Instructions

Day 1 Today Herman is given to you. Congratulations you have a friend. Pour him into a bowl as he will continue to grow.

Day 2 Stir Herman 2-3 times a day with a wooden spoon

Day 3 Stir Herman, talk to him!

Day 4 Herman is hungry. Feed him 200mls milk, 250g caster sugar and 200g sifted self-raising flour

Day 5 Stir Herman

Day 6 Stir Herman

Day 7 Stir Herman

Day 8 Stir Herman, don’t forget to talk to him

Day 9 Feed Herman as for day 4. Then split into 5 little Hermans and give 4 away with these instructions

 

Day 10 Feed your remaining Herman with

150g Self raising flour,

3 beaten eggs,

150g caster sugar,

1 tsp baking powder,

2 tbsp cinnamon powder,

100g chopped nuts or dried fruit,

2 finely chopped apples,

100ml of oil.

Cook Herman in a lined 7″ cake tin for about an hour @ 170C. Then eat!