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Baking using duck eggs...suggestions please

twinkles**stars — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:06:44 GMT

Master 3 has arrived home from the farm and handed over his little collection (2 dozen!) of duck eggs he helped to collect.

Now I have never used duck eggs before, so need some help 🙂

Re: Baking using duck eggs...suggestions please

just_me_karen — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:12:56 GMT

My neighbour uses them to bake cakes...she reckons they make the best cakes ever.

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freddie*rooster — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:14:57 GMT

They make the best sponge cakes......

mmmm red jam and cream with a dusting of icing sugar

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:16:04 GMT

Master 3 loves cake, but must be plain, no jam or cream! I mean what kid doesn't like jam and cream lol

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debra9275 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:19:25 GMT

we used to have ducks years ago, and as everyone here is saying, the duck eggs do make great cakes. IMO they are a bit too strong tasting to use as poached, boiled eggs etc. but fantastic to use for baking

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***super_nova*** — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:20:32 GMT

Just use them instead of chook eggs, accounting for their size. 🙂

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freddie*rooster — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:29:57 GMT

They have a higher fat content, and the cakes rise higher than with chooken eggs.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:26:35 GMT

My Mum and Aunties always used them for baking sponge cakes. Does your grandson like jelly? Sponge with a jelly layer in the middle is nice (bit fiddly).

As Debra said the duck eggs do have a strong taste. I didn't like them much when I was a kid, not even in the sponges.

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*ibis — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:28:50 GMT

be careful your eggs dont quack

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cherry*135 — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:43:04 GMT

@*ibis wrote:
be careful your eggs dont quack

What does an ibis egg look like?

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*ibis — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:46:59 GMT

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kengillard — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:07:10 GMT

dear little scrawny babies!

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:13:08 GMT

No he doesn't like jelly am*3 ...odd child lol

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azureline** — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:14:56 GMT

he isn't odd!! well, no odder than some of mine, lol

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twinkles**stars — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:17:46 GMT

hahaha he is the most difficult child to feed. Perfect in every other way, but a very fussy eater.