Spices..

[Citrine]

...blimey, I'm really daft!!

Can anyone please tell me the difference between Mixed Spice and Allspice?? Can I use Allspice in cake making?

Its proving difficult to get some mixed spice - unless its Christmas (oops, sorry for swearing!) shops around here dont seem to stock it! So i purchased allspice.

[kdoc]

hi,2 different mixes,when i googled all spice it said it was a mixture of peepers and chilli used alot in carribean cooking .Mixed spie is cinnamon and nutmeg based i think.Could make a new brand of cake
Karen

[kdoc]

Looking at my spelling a liberal dose of brandy aswell!

[cheeky chicken]

What are you making?

If it smells akin....whack it in!

[Citrine]

...farmhouse fruitcake!!!

Dunno if I fancy it with peppers & chilli though!! Ha ha, might make it anyway, jsut to see the expression on hubbys face!!

[Mo]

I've put pepper in gingerbread before now.
....

not deliberately though!

[Citrine]

...what did it taste like?

[saint-spoon]

I was under the impression that allspice was actually a single spice and that mixed spice was a combination of all diferent spices. Why not try mixing your own spices, i would suggest starting with ground ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon and work from there.

[Citrine]

...but its cheaper to buy one!