Sultana Tea And Ginger Cake Recipes

SULTANA CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 170°c (150°c for fan assisted oven or Gas Mark 4) and line a 2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine/butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at time, ensuring they are mixed through before adding the next. Add the lemon extract.
• Sift in the flour and gently fold to create a batter. Add the sultanas and mix to ensure they are evenly distributed.
• Transfer the batter to your pre-lined tin and bake in your pre-heated oven for about one hour until risen, golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

SULTANA, TEA AND GINGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Grease or line a 9 x 9 cake tin.
• Put the sultanas in a small saucepan with the tea. Cover with water, bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes.
• Drain, then beat in the 250g butter.
• Beat the sugar and eggs until well combined then add the sultana mixture.
• Fold in the flour and crystalized ginger then spoon into the tin and bake for approximately 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
• Make the icing by putting the icing sugar, vanilla, ground ginger and butter in a bowl.
• Mix then slowly pour in enough boiling water to be able to mix the icing to a drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle over the cake.