Marmalade Cake

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE YouTubeHQ

Описание:

Recipe featured on Debi and Kathies radio show, AFTERNOON TEA. Tune in on www.wcrfm.org.uk, Tuesdays and Fridays, 3-5pm UK time. Lots of cakes, chat and the odd cuppa! And a lot of laughs!

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE:
INGREDIENTS for a 1lb / 450g loaf tin:
8oz / 225g plain flour
Pinch of salt
one tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder
4oz / 100g butter
2oz / 55g caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons (45 ml) orange marmalade
2-3 tablespoons (32-45 ml) fresh milk

METHOD:
·Pre-heat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4
·Sieve flour into bowl
·Rub in the butter, finely
·Add the sugar
·Mix in the beaten eggs and milk to make a soft batter
·Grease and line your baking tin with baking parchment
·Pour mixture into the baking tin
·Place in the oven for about an hour
·Test it is ready by placing a skewer or cocktail stick in the centre. It should come out clean if the cake is ready/cooked.
·Leave in the tin for 5 minutes and then turn out to cool

TOP TIPS:
·Orange marmalade with rind adds a nice texture to the cake
·Double up the ingredients if you want to make a larger cake!

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You'll Need:

Cake
2 cups mixed dried or candied fruit, such as
3/4 cup chopped dried apricots, 1/4 cup
chopped citron and 1 cup dried currants
1 cup hot strong tea
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup tart marmalade
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Procedures : Butter and flour a 2-quart Charlotte mold, 7 inches in diameter and 4 1/2 inches deep. Line bottom with buttered and floured wax paper. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.

In medium bowl, soak fruit in hot tea. Set aside.

In large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar at medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy, scraping sides of bowl often. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in marmalade. Sift together flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg and salt. gradually add to batter at low speed. Stir in walnuts. Mix well. Stir in fruit and tea mixture. Spread in mold. Bake for 2 1/2 hours until firm in center. Cool in pan on rack. Invert cake onto cake plate; remove wax paper.

Marzipan Topping
1 (3 1/2 ounce) roll almond paste (marzipan)

Roll out marzipan between sheets of wax paper into a circle the same size as top of cake. Remove top sheet of paper. Trim edges of marzipan to form an even circle. Invert marzipan on top of cake and peel off remaining paper.

Marmalade Sauce
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 tablespoon orange juice

In small saucepan, combine marmalade and orange juice. Melt over medium heat, stirring often. Pour around base of cake