Category: Cakes
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Lincolnshire tea bread
My mother used to bake on Mondays so that when we got home from school there would be a slice of something nice to eat with a glass of cold milk to fill the hunger gap between homework and supper. She would make lemon curd, plum jam or mincemeat tarts on large white enamelware plates…
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Clementine cake
I made this cake at Christmas but it was so delicious, I made it again. Once you’ve made it once, you will probably make it time and again too! It’s a combination of vintage recipes by Claudia Roden and Nigella with a couple of twists of my own. The combination of whole clementines, almonds and…
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Hummingbird cake
I wanted to make a special birthday cake that would also work as a dessert after an Indian banquet menu. Something light, fruity and fragrant. This delicious Hummingbird cake seemed to fit the bill as the sponge is packed with ripe fresh banana and pineapple and I added ground cardamom as well as cinnamon to…
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