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1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5

  • - 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  • - 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • - 1 free-range egg, lightly beaten
  • - 275g/10oz plain flour
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - To decorate
  • - 400g/14oz icing sugar
  • - 3-4 tbsp water
  • - 2-3 drops food colourings
3.6/5 (173 Votes)

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A moist and fruity cake

  • ½ lb Sultanas
  • ½ lb Raisins
  • (Or 1lb Mixed Fruit)
  • teaspoon mixed Spice
  • ¾ lb Self Raising flour
  • 1 egg
  • ½ pint cold strained tea
3/5 (122 Votes)

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Mix the sugar with the butter, until the dough is smooth and homogeneous (you can mix it with a food mixer)

  • 140 g soft butter
  • 140 g caster sugar
  • 140 g almond powder
  • 200 g flour
  • 50 g of cold milk
  • icing sugar to decorate
3.6/5 (63 Votes)

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The day before: Make a dough with yeast, 150 g flour and 60 g of milk and let it rise for three hours

  • 500 g flour
  • 5 g baker's yeast
  • 10 g salt
  • 250 g butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 g milk
  • 60 g sultanas
  • 60 g sugar
  • 30 g of almonds
4.4/5 (33 Votes)

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Pre-heat the oven to Gas mark 7/220'C

  • (basic recipe)
  • 200g self raising flour
  • 50g butter
  • 125ml milk
  • (sweet)
  • 50g sugar
  • 75g flavouring
  • (savoury)
  • 75g flavourings
4.4/5 (6 Votes)

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Preheat oven to 210 ° c. Melt the butter

  • 150g flour
  • 30g cornflour
  • 3 eggs (2 whole + 1 yellow, 1 white, beaten stiff)
  • 80g sugar + 1 tbsp sugar
  • 70g butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 doses saffron
  • 5 slices of pineapple
  • 2 pinches of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4/5 (17 Votes)

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This recipe takes our much-loved traditional favourite, Carrot Cake, adding cinnamon and pecan nuts to give it that...

  • 75g soft butter or margarine
  • 100g light muscovado sugar
  • 3 tbsp. low-fat natural yoghurt
  • 200g wholemeal self raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 75g pecan nuts, finely chopped
  • 175g carrots, finely grated
  • finely grated zest of 1 orange
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Topping:
  • 125g soft cheese
  • 4 tbsp. icing sugar
  • grated zest of 1 lemon
2.5/5 (61 Votes)

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Pre-heat the oven to 180'C

  • 100g plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 25g trex/lard
  • 25g butter (block)
  • 1-2 tablespoons cold water
  • 100g jam/marmalade
2.2/5 (31 Votes)

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cinnamon-scented charlottes muffin-shaped like little happiness on your hand

  • dough:
  • - 150g wheat flour
  • - 100 g potato starch
  • - 40 g sugar
  • - 120 g cold butter
  • - 1 egg
  • crumble:
  • - 90 g wheat flour
  • - 40 g potato starch
  • - 35 g sugar
  • - 100 g cold butter
  • apples:
  • - 4 medium-sized apples
  • ~ 1 tbsp sugar
  • - 1 tsp cinnamon
1.4/5 (28 Votes)

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