OK – another apple cake recipe – because I’ve got a ton of apples to use. Should have made cider… What is the difference between …
Cakes & Gateaux
Mum’s Fruit Cake
8oz SR flour1/4 tsp salt4oz marg/butter4oz caster sugar2 eggs9oz dried mixed fruita little grated orange rind1/2 gill milk (1/4 pint) Mix all, add to a …
Carrot Cake
OK, its not just carrot. I found a version that added coconut and pineapple too – which helps with the texture and moisture. This is …
Banana cake
Line a bread tin and set the oven to 160ºc. Poppy first made this cake from a recipe she found. A couple of small changes, …
Cornflour Cake
One of my Auntie Gwen’s recipes. Like me, she liked to type up her recipes. She kept them in a green folder in the kitchen. …
Round Cake
This is one of Mary’s old recipes – found in a bag of clippings and free cookbooks. This one looks well used – the sheet …
Honey Banana Cake
Preheat the oven to 180°c and line 20cm round tin. 1/2 lemon400g ripe bananas (weight in skins)100g butter100g caster sugar2 large eggs225g SR flourpinch salt50g …
Fat free chocolate cake
Fat free chocolate cake – its practically health-food. 50g cocoa175ml hot water200g plain flour1/4 tsp salt350g caster sugar12 large egg whites (you can use the …
Dundee Cake
Classic Granny cake. Not super rich, but be careful not to make too wet, or the fruit will sink! Preheat oven to 170°c and line …
Everyday Chocolate cake
150g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder40g cocoa175g marg/butter175g caster sugar3 eggs Filling:75g butter250ml evaporated milk50g caster sugar150g dark chocolate Preheat oven to 190°c (less for …