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Strawberry Orange Cake

Fri, 16 June 2023

Strawberry Orange Cake

INGREDIENTS:

200g butter at room temperature
175g caster sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
275g self-raising flour
175g strawberries, de-stemmed and roughly chopped
80g granulated sugar
2 tbsp orange juice
 
To Serve:
Whipped Cream and Strawberries halved
Mint leaves
 
METHOD:
1. Preheat the oven to 180?C/ 160?C fan/gas mark 4. Grease a 9” cake tin and line with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter and golden caster sugar in a mixing bowl for three minutes until the texture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until creamy.
3. Stir in the flour with a spatula until the mixture is just combined.
4. Spread one third of the batter into the tin, then scatter over one-third of the strawberries.
5. Carefully dot and spread half of the remaining batter on top, and scatter with half of the remaining strawberries.
6. Dot the rest of the batter over and spread with the back of a spoon. Bake for one hour until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
7. Poke the cake all over with a skewer.
8. Combine the remaining strawberries with the granulated sugar in a bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, then mash roughly with the back of a fork. Stir in the orange juice.
9. Spoon the mixture over the cake and leave to set and cool in the tin.
10. Remove from the tin and top with whipped cream and fresh strawberries to serve.

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