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Recipe – Madeira Cake
A Madeira cake is what we call a rich cake even though it does not have any fruit in it. It is a plain cake with a close texture and is delicious sliced and spread with a little butter. You will need: 5 oz butter 5 oz caster sugar 3 eggs,… Continue reading
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Tea Cake & Tarts
Recently I discussed tea biscuits, but today I wanted to delve into another topic that is popular among Afternoon Tea: Cake! As much as biscuits are enjoyed during a nice cup of tea, sometimes a nice little cake or tart is fancied as something a little different. Battenburg/Battenberg Cake: However you spell it, it’s still… Continue reading
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Recipe – Cake!
The other day my very friendly Market stall holder gave me some fruit for jam making and amongst the pile was some very nice juicy lemons. Now I am a big fan of lemons and just love Lemon curd or Lemon Cheese spread as it is sometimes know. It is very simple to make, tastes… Continue reading
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Recipe – Boiled Fruit Cake
One looks at that title and thinks a cake that you boil? No not a cake that you boil but a boiled fruit, cake. We boil the fruit first then bake it in the oven, it is a very good cake for keeping as it does not go dry very quickly. Also an added bonus… Continue reading
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Recipe – Citrus Cake
Now if you want a really tasty sponge cake that is not only light but very moist too you cannot go wrong with a Citrus cake; a cake flavoured with orange, lemon and lime. Oven 160 C, 325 F or gas mark 3 A greased or lined 1lb loaf tin 4 oz butter (softened) 4… Continue reading
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Recipe – Honey Cake
Are your cakes always sad in the middle? Do you despair of making a good cake that rises? Well fear not, this cake is supposed to be sad in the middle and it never rises that much either! On the other hand it does taste delicious whether hot or cold! You… Continue reading
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Recipe – Chocolate Cake or Buns
Back in the 1970’s when we held dinner parties they all seemed to consist of prawn cocktail for starters and Black Forest Gateau for dessert (At least the main course was usually different!)! I, personally, never liked Black Forest Gateau because I am not keen on sickly chocolate but my daughter, Nicola, loves chocolate. In… Continue reading
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Recipe – Pineapple Upside Down Cake
This is a cake you can eat as a pudding hot from the oven with cream or custard or leave it to cool and have a piece with a nice cup of Hawaiian Colada Rooibos tea. You will need for the cake: Oven 180 C, 350 F or Gas mark 4 4 oz butter 4… Continue reading
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Recipe – Lemon Drizzle Cake
Well the Summer weather is on its way here in the UK and I have had the painter here doing the outside of the house and, of course, he needs to be kept watered and fed. So to that end this week I have been making Lemon Drizzle cakes. Plural because they seem to be… Continue reading
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