Little Clementine Cranberry Syrup Cakes Recipes

LITTLE CLEMENTINE & CRANBERRY SYRUP CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease 8 ovenproof dariole moulds and line the bases with a disk of baking parchment. Sprinkle each slice of clementine with a little sugar and place 1 in the bottom of each dariole, line up on a baking tray and set aside.
• Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Mix with an electric hand whisk until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking until well incorporated. Add the flour, almonds and baking powder, whisk until smooth, then add the zest, milk and cranberries. Give everything a good final mix with a spatula, then divide the mixture between your dariole moulds. Bake for 30 mins until risen, golden, and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in their tins for 10-15 mins while you make the syrup.
• Heat the clementine juice, orange liqueur and sugar in a small pan, swirling until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat and boil for a few mins, until the liquid has reduced by about half. Pour into a shallow dish and leave to cool for 5 mins.
• When cool enough to handle, turn the cakes out of their tins and peel away the parchment. Stand in the dish of syrup, spooning it over the little cakes until completely absorbed. Transfer the cakes to a baking parchment-lined tray and leave to cool completely before serving with stem ginger cream (see tip below for recipe).

CRANBERRY CLEMENTINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides; grease foil., Place flour, cranberries, confectioners' sugar and salt in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add butter; pulse until butter is the size of peas. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 14-18 minutes or until edges are golden brown., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch, melted butter, clementine zest, juice, vanilla and salt until blended. Pour over warm crust. Bake 18-22 minutes longer or until filling is set. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., Dust with confectioners' sugar. Lifting with foil, remove from pan. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.