The Best Citrus Drizzle Loaf Cake
Preheat your oven to 140 fan assisted / 160 conventional / gas mark 3. In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Crack in the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly before adding the next. If needs be, you can add a teaspoon of plain flour between each egg so the mix […]
White Chocolate & Raspberry Cake
Pre heat oven to 150c fan/ gas mark 3/ 325f. For this recipe I’ve used a Bundt tin, but you can use a regular cake tin if you don’t have a Bundt. Melt a knob of butter and using a pastry brush ensure all of the inside of the bundt tin is covered in butter […]
Brioche Tropezienne
Add strong bread flour, yeast, salt and caster sugar to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle (or bladed paddle). Add eggs, tepid milk and vanilla extract and mix on low speed to combine. Slowly add the small butter pieces, one at a time. Now swap the blade for the dough hook and […]
Cream Tea Bundt
NB It’s worth investing in a Bundt tin if you can but if not, you could use a ring mould or alternatively, you could halve the ingredients and use a 2lb loaf tin. Preheat the oven to gas 3/160C. Prepare a regular sized bundt tin – 2.4l, 10 cup, 10 inch with Cake Release spray/melted […]
Scones
Preheat the oven to fan oven 220C, 200C, gas mark 7. Lightly grease a baking tray. Put the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl and add the butter. Use a round ended knife to the cut the butter into the flour, then use your fingers to lightly rub the fat into the flour. […]
Shortbread
Preheat the oven to fan oven 180C, 160C, gas mark 4. Lightly grease a 19x29cm tin with butter. Sift the flour and cornflour together into a big mixing bowl. Stir in the ground rice or semolina and sugar and then beat in the butter. Alternatively you can put all the ingredients in a food processor […]
Victoria Sponge
Preheat the oven to fan oven 160C, 180C, gas mark 6. Line 2 x 20cm sandwich tins with baking parchment. Use an electric whisk to beat together the butter or margarine, sugar, vanilla and salt until pale and soft, it may take several minutes to become paler. With the whisk running gradually add the beaten […]
Strawberry Shortcake
1. Sieve the sugar and add a little lemon rind.2. Put the butter in a warm basin, beat until light.3. Add the sugar and beat again.4. Beat in the egg, stir in the flour and milk, beat well.5. Bake in 2 prepared sandwich tins for 25 minutes in a moderate oven.6. When firm turn out […]
Viennese Sponge
Grease and base line 2 x 20cm cake tins. Preheat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/ gas mark 4. Line a wire rack with a sheet of baking parchment. Place the egg yolks in a large bowl with 60g of the sugar and the salt and whisk it until becomes pale and thick enough to leave […]
Zak’s Lemon Drizzle Cake
1. Preheat your oven to 180C or 160 fan.2. Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Crack your eggs into a jug gradually add the eggs into your mixture.3. Add your flour and lemon zest to the mixture and mix until everything is just combined.4. Pour your mixture into a lined and […]
Pimm’s Loaf Cake
Method Cream together the butter and caster sugar. Add in the eggs and mix until combined. Add in the Homepride Self Raising Flour and Homepride Plain Flour and mix well. Add in the orange zest and pour in the Pimm’s. Mix until nice and creamy. Pour this into a 1lb loaf tin and bake at […]
Sultana and Orange Scones
Set the oven to 200 fan. To rise well, scones need a really hot oven. Grease a baking sheet and heat in the oven while you make the scones. Sieve the flour, baking powder, custard powder and salt into a wide bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces and rub into the flour mixture with […]