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Hi everyone, This week I have a special guest co-host... The music at the end is from 8 bit collective. Thanks for listening Listen Now:
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Hi everyone, Here are the shownotes for episode 8. Knitscene Spring 2012 Friday Studios - for gorgeous hand dyed fibre, yarns and handspun by Frida herself. Easyknits - to find out more about the knit spin love club and other fab goings on including sock clubs and sushi shawl clubs. Link to the spin love fibre gorgeousness Cake recipe Ingredients: 4 eggs 200g margarine 200g self raising flour 200g caster sugar 2 tsp chocolate orange cocoa powder (or just plain cocoa if you prefer) Orange marmalade (for filling) 100-120g orange chocolate (for topping) Buttercream filling 90g margarine 45g of icing sugar (add more to suit your preferred consistency) Equipment: 2 18cm round baking tins Instructions: Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Mix the sugar, margarine and eggs together. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder. Mix well and seperate evenly into the 2 baking tins, bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until cooked properly (clean skewer). When the cakes have cooled on a wire rack mix the buttercream mixture. Spread a layer of marmalade on the top of one of the sponges and then add a layer of buttercream on top of this, sandwich the 2 cakes together. Melt the chocolate using your preferred method and pour over the top, allow to drizzle down the sides and leave to cool. Enjoy! Listen Now:
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Hello everyone, Episode 7 is up! It is good to be back, sorry for the not usual audio quality but the sound card is broken and have to record on mac microphone... This week I discuss my christmas knitting, what I am working on, a few knitting events and some geek news! Links: Knit.Spin.Cake Sock KAL is open! Contact details: Auntieaipee on Ravelry @knitspincake on Twitter knitspincake@gmail.com Listen Now:
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Hello everyone, Here are the shownotes for episode 6: The knitting and stitching show Finished items Xmas present ideas Book review Twas the knits before christmas Rosy Retro - Competition winner is Model Widow! Congratulations! Cake recipe 6oz Margarine 6oz Caster sugar 6oz Self raising flour 3 eggs 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder 3 tablespoons of hot water Large bar of milk chocolate 1 packet of dream topping Cream butter and sugar in a bowl. Mix the cocoa powder with the hot water to make a liquid and allow to cool. Once the mixture is cool add it to the butter and sugar then add the eggs and flour, mix together. Heat the oven to 180 degrees and pour the mixture into 2 8 inch circular tins. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins and allow to cool. When cooled mix together a packet of Birds Dream topping with around 100ml of milk and whisk until it is thick and forms peaks. Melt around 12 squares of the milk chocolate until it is spreadable. Sandwich the dream topping inbetween the sponges and spread the chocolate on the top, use a fork to make a pattern in the melted chocolate if desired.
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Hello everyone, Here are the shownotes for episode 5: Photos from the British Wool Weekend Baldy angora bunny!
The yummy cakes
Alpaca!
The giant orange yarn baby
Link to giant needles and wool coffins!
The skirt photos are coming soon...
Competition winners are Evelyn Bernard and Cath Wood - please get in touch with your addresses and colour preferences
This weeks competition is to win a handmade row counter bracelet! All you need to do is to comment under this blog post and I will use the random number generator and announce the winner in the next podcast
Thats all for this week, as always you can contact me on Ravelry where I am Auntieaipee, on the blog, on podbean or by email at knitspincake@gmail.com.
Bye for now!
Aimée
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Hello everyone, Episode 4 is now up and you can listen to it in the player to the right, here or on itunes Here are the shownotes: What I have been watching... The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Wollmeise..  Aidez and the Berroco site
Shetland Fleece I have just finished spinning
  Dyeing efforts
 Cake recipe
Chocolate Fridge cake
Ingredients:
175g digestive biscuits
90g margarine
30g sugar
60g golden syrup
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
Optional:
nuts and glace cherries
Topping:
30g margarine
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
115g icing sugar
- Crush the biscuits using a plastic bag and a rolling pin or if you are better equipped then me a food processor.
- Melt the margarine, sugar and golden syrup in a pan on a low hea, add the cocoa powder and biscuit crumbs
- Put the mixture into a cake tin, I use an 18cm one, and leave to cool down in the fridge
- When the cake is cool make the topping by melting 30g margarine in a pan on a low heat, add the cocoa powder and icing sugar and stir well. Spread over the cool cake mixture and return to the fridge until it is set.
Voila!
To enter the competition please leave a comment under the post for episode 4 on the blog at www.knitspincake.blogspot.com and I will use a random number generator to pick 2 winners for some handmade stitch markers!
As always you can contact me by leaving a message here, on blogspot, on Ravelry or you can email me at knitspincake@gmail.com
Thanks for listening!
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Hello everyone, Episode 3 is now up and you can listen to it in the player to the right, here or on itunes This week I chat about my adventures since the last podcast, what I have been knitting/am currently knitting, there is a book review and much more. My Wollmeise...om nom nom
Finish Lodi cardigan - taken from a funny angle so my legs look weird!
Almost finished Lacy Baktus - modelled pictures coming soon
Caithness Craft Collective podcast As always comments and suggestions/exciting news are always welcomed Listen Now:
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Hello everyone, Thank you all for your lovely comments from my first episode! Here are the shownotes for episode 2:
Kindle cosy - Fyberspates Scrumptious and Kollage Temptation
Monkey Sock - Natural Dye Studio Dazzle sock WIP's
 Dad's sock - Lang Jawoll Magic Degrade My queue Bonneterie Socks Medallion Lace Cardigan The 'to frog or not to frog' jumper... 
Cake recipe - Lemon Drizzle sponge sandwich COMING SOON Thanks everyone and don't forget the podcast is now available on itunes, search knitspincake and you should find it Any comments or questions please feel free to leave here on the blog, on the Ravelry group or you can email me at knitspincake@gmail.com. Listen Now:
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Hello everybody and welcome to the first episode of Knit.Spin.Cake! Here are the show notes from episode 1: Book review : Little Red in the City by Ysolda Teague Shop Review: The Knitting Hut The Knit Studio Listen Now:
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