Jaffa Cake Shaker

I recently witnessed my friend Josh using a shaker for part of the percussion piece to his drum set the other day. I was inspired by this shaker, as it was no ordinary shaker, but a shaker that had been formed using rice grains and a cylindrical Jaffa Cake container. To raise just a couple of points about its amazingly brilliant design, firstly the space within this container is more than adequate for the grains of rice needed to make a great shaker and secondly, the container is securely sealed at each end to ensure no grains of rice escape, therefore deeming this unsuitable as a shaker. The harder Josh worked this shaker, the better it sounded and I am excited about the crowds of people who will hear this shaker and admire its excellent quality in sound, texture and appearance at future gigs.

Jaffa Cheesecake

I recently sampled a slice of Jaffa cheesecake at a local coffee shop. This was a combination of orangey sponge, orange zest and a coating of icing that also contained orange zest. Overall this was a great eating experience and I will be sure to have this again.

Cake Guest of The Month: Victoria Sponge by Phil

Hello readers! As it is a new month, I thought I would try a new idea. A new cake idea. The only thing is, this is not going to involve Jaffa cakes! My friend Phil recently baked a Victoria sponge. This was his first ever cake apparently and I loved it the second I tasted it. Succulent, sweet, sensational moist texture with smooth strawberry jam in the middle. A lot of thought went into this cake and The fact that Phil had decided not to include cream made this a simple yet substantial after dinner sweet, that goes down well with a mug of English tea. The only minor downside to this creation is the icing sugar was placed on the top of the cake before, not after being baked, therefore it did not have that 'frosty' coating. I rate this cake 7/10 and look forward to eating a cake baked by Phil again!