Tuesday 12 January 2016

A little baking

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The weather has been so bleak outside that my thoughts turn to baking. I so don't need to be eating pies or cake, but ......

When we brought back all of my Mums useable food, there were two jars of bought marmelade so I decided that a Spiced Marmelade Cake might do the trick to use it up.



175g butter, softened
8 level tbsp golden syrup
2 eggs beaten
10 level tbsp  Orange marmelade
350 g self raising flour
1 level tbsp baking powder
1 level tbsp grated nutmeg
1 level tsp cinnamon
I level tsp mixed spice
About 1/4 pint milk
50g crushed cornflakes

Grease and line an 8 inch square tin. Heat the oven to 180c.
Beat the butter with 6 level tbsp golden syrup, then gradually beat in the eggs.
Add half the marmelade to the cake mixture
Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Add milk a little at a time until you have a fairly stiff mixture.
Pour into the prepared tin and level the surface
Mix the remaining marmelade with the remaining golden syrup and the cornflakes and carefully spread on the top of the cake.
Pop in the oven for about 60 mins, checking the top and covering with foil if necessary.



I also made a pie for Sunday lunch with the rest of the Christmas turkey and ham (which had been frozen of course!) mixed with mushrooms, chopped onion, herbs, grainy mustard and soured cream.
In the background, you can just see Mr D's delicious roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese. We also had sprouts (I LOVE them) and peas.

Not helping my waistline, but warming and comforting nevertheless!




14 comments:

  1. Oh that cake looks so good. I shall be buying marmalade this week to make one for hubby.

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  2. The cake looks really tasty, the pie as well love the pastry on the top looks like it would melt in your mouth :-)

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    1. The pastry was bought puff - I had it in the deepfreeze. Puff is definitely my favourite :)

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  3. That looks and sounds nice, I've printed off the recipe. One thing I have lots of is marmalade :-)

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    1. Yes, I have quite a quantity of marmelade too! I didn't much like the bought stuff though, so thought it would be well disguised in a cake - I was right!

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  4. Thank you for the welcome :-) Wow that pie looks impressive and the cake sounds and looks lovely to. I agree comfort right now with the weather so horrible is just whats needed :-) dee x

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    1. Trying to lose some weight in January is a silly idea really!

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  5. I love pastry but it's so fattening so it's a treat at Christmas. The cake and pie look mouth wateringly scrummy. Great 'No Waste' ideas.

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    1. We normally eat this pie just after christmas, but it was delayed this year! I try VERY hard not to waste anything, which sometimes means I'm eating up food despite knowing I probably shouldn't! :(

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  6. Your cake sounds delicious. I love marmalade cake but have never seen a recipe like this before so I will definitely be trying it - thanks :)

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  7. Made this cake tonight to pop in the oven when the dinner came out - ours smells delicious but doesn't look quite as good as yours! Thanks for the recipe x

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    1. Brilliant - glad you've given it a go. I hope you like it as much as we all did! :)

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