Pyrex National Baking Week
Homemade Family Time
Somerset Cider Cakes
Desserts
Cooking time:
1-2 hours
Preparation time:
15-30 minutes
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Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons soft brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs (not straight from the fridge but at room temperature)
- 2 cups plain flour
- half a nutmeg grated
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 8 fluid oz dry cider
Method:
- In a large basin cream the sugar and butter together using a wooden spoon until the mixture is light in colour and fluffy in texture.
- Break the eggs into a separate basin and beat them.
- Beat the eggs into the sugar and butter mix.
- Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and nutmeg together and fold into the butter and sugar mix.
- Slowly stir in the cider.
- Bake in a well greased 7 inch tin at 190°C for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.