GDES2014 – Childrens Book Design
For this weeks task, we were asked to follow a recipe from a list of WW1 inspired cookery.
I decided to work with Laura and Gintare on this task so that we could share the experience together, as well as allowing me to take photo’s as we followed the recipe. It was a great fun afternoon.
We chose to bake the eggless sponge as I was curious as to how this would taste and also if it would rise the way a normal cake would. We sourced the ingredients locally and easily.
The recipe was incredibly easy to follow and we had no major hiccups. The only issue was that following the recipe to the letter resulted in only enough mix to fill one cake tin. I had the idea to cook just the one sponge, cut it in half and stack it for the purposes of creating a sandwich. It also meant it was nicely resented for the photographs.
The cake tastes surprisingly good, although incredibly sweet. I don’t know if the amount of sugar the recipe suggested was too much or if combining the honey was a tad too much. The original recipe suggest golden syrup though, so I’m guessing they had very sweet tooth around the time of WW1.
In total we probably spent just over an hour preparing the ingredients, following the recipe, taking photographs and allowing for baking time. I don’t think it would take as long if I made it again as I wouldn’t be taking photographs and with three of us in the kitchen, we were probably getting in each others way…. Too many cooks and all that!
I can imagine that this recipe would have been popular during WW1, possibly even a little luxurious given the limited choices available back then. With different fruit jams adding to variety I imagine this would have bought a little cheer to otherwise grim times. Few, simple ingredients and surprisingly tasty results, definitely a winner!
I have put together an A4 document showing the stages of the recipe as well as the final product.
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