Need Help From England Cc Friends Asap!!
Decorating By FatAndHappy Updated 15 Jul 2007 , 8:51am by kelly75
I need help from anyone from England. My daughter is in a summer camp for soccer and the 2 coaches are from England. They are just the 2 nicest guys and the kids adore them. The one said he was home sick for "food from home". They are having an end of camp party tomorrow night and I would like to bake something "traditional" or something they may not get here in the States that they get there.
ANYTHING would help - I have NO ideas!!!! 
HELP!!!!!!! Thank You!
Parkin
(traditional north of England cake)
2 c flour
2 t baking powder
2 t ginger
1/2 cup sugar (optional)
1 cup oats
1 cup milk
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup molasses and honey mixed (in England this would be treacle and golden syrup)
Mix together the flour, baking powder, and ginger as well as sugar if desired. Soak oats in milk for 1/2 hour. Melt margarine and add molasses and honey. Combine wet ingredients and add to dry. Pour into a 9" x 11" pan. Bake at 325F for 45 minutes or until it starts to come away from the sides of the pan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/treacletart_8191.shtml
this is another one from a different site..good luck
Thank you - that sounds great! And easy!!!!!! 
Anyone else?????
what about a good old Victoria sponge with buttercream and jam filling? or a swiss roll, those are the most popular here. hth
I'm getting more ideas for you...... chocolate cake with either chocolate buttercream filling and icing sugar dusted on top, or just plain buttercream filling.
Here's someone who is baking and blogging about her baking of the regional cookies and cakes of Britain
http://bakingforbritain.blogspot.com/
With the help of the internet, nothing is beyond our reach....
Grandma's English Recipes:
http://www.toweroflondontour.com/recipes/index.html
British & Regional Cake Recipes:
http://www.greenchronicle.com/british_regional_recipes.htm
Madeira Cake:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/traditionalenglishtr_71964.shtml
(Can also check out their other recipes, also has weight & measure converter.)
Simnel Cake Recipes:
http://www.stfrancisepiscopalchurch.org/Goodies/Simnel3.html
Green's Traditional English Tea Cake:
http://www.cfa.com.au/dir016/greenspublishing.nsf/Content/Product_TraditionalEnglishTeaCake
HTH
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
I made a chocolate cake with butter cream (all butter!) and torted it - so there were lots of layers, then dusted with with the 10x sugar. I cut a soccer ball pattern out of paper so it was like a stencil.
The two coaches loved it!!!!!! One said "just like my mum made!" Guess it was good! Thanks to all my CC friends for help - wish I had more time to do more traditional baking! He said he will be back next year - I will be prepared!
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