Baking

Cappuccino Cakes recipe

Adorable coffee-flavoured cupcakes.

Cappuccino CakesMakes 12 cakes
Time 35 mins
Calories 261 per cake
Fat 17.2g of which 9.7g is saturated
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing without cream

Self-raising flour 175g (6oz)
Butter 110g (4oz), at room temperature
Caster sugar 110g (4oz)
Eggs 2 large, beaten
Milk 2 tbsp
Instant coffee 2 tsp, dissolved in 1 tsp boiling water
Cocoa powder 25g (1oz)
Double cream 150ml (¼ pint)
Icing sugar 1 tbsp
Milk chocolate curls made with a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler run along underside of chocolate bar

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/350°C/Gas 4.

2 In a large bowl, add flour, butter, caster sugar, eggs, milk, coffee and cocoa powder with a pinch of salt. Beat together until mixture is smooth and has a dropping consistency.

3 Separate mixture among 12 paper cases sitting in a patty tin. Bake in oven for 15 minutes until well risen, then leave to cool on a wire tray.

4 Whisk together cream and icing sugar. Pipe or spoon the cream on top of cooled cakes and sprinkle with chocolate curls.

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Cherry Biscuits recipe

A sophisticated little nibble that’s perfect for impressing friends at tea time!

Cherry Biscuits recipeMakes 12 biscuits
Time 40 mins
Calories 183 per biscuit
Fat 8.4g of which 5g is saturated
Suitable for vegetarians
Suitable for freezing

Butter 110g (4oz), softened
Caster sugar 75g (3oz), plus 1–2 tbsp for sprinkling
Egg 1, separated
Plain flour 200g (7oz)
Ground ginger ½ tsp
Ground cinnamon ½ tsp
Dried cherries 75g (3oz)

1 Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease a baking sheet.

2 Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl and beat in egg yolk. Sift flour, ginger and cinnamon into another bowl and gently stir into creamed mixture. Add cherries and shape the mixture into a ball of dough.

3 Knead dough on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a 5mm (¼in) thickness. Use an 8cm (3¼in) cutter to cut out about 12 biscuits. Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

4 Meanwhile, lightly beat egg white. Remove biscuits from oven and brush with egg white. Sprinkle with caster sugar and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden.

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Fat Rascals

Fat Rascals recipeThere is lots of history behind these biscuits, and they may originally have been cooked on open turf or peat fires on Whitby Moor. 

Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – 18 minutes
Calories per biscuit – 200 Kcal
Fat per biscuit – 9g of which saturated – 5.8g
Makes – 10
Suitable for vegetarians

Plain flour 250g (9oz)
Salt pinch
Butter 110g (4oz)
Currants 50g (2oz)
Light muscovado sugar 2 tbsp
Milk 3–4 tbsp
Caster sugar for sprinkling

1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Butter a baking sheet.

2 Sift the flour into a bowl and add the salt. Rub in the butter, then stir in the currants and sugar. Add the milk and bind to form a dough. Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface and then roll it out to about 1cm (1⁄2in) thick.

3 Use a 5cm (2in) cutter to cut out rounds and place them on the baking sheet. Re-roll and cut trimmings as necessary. Sprinkle caster sugar over the tops. Cook in the centre of the oven for 15–18 minutes. These will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook.

Ripe Tart

Ripe tart.The name of this dish comes from the village of Ripe in Sussex, where a pie feast celebrated the cherry harvest.

Preparation time – 25 minutes
Cooking time – 1 hour 15 minutes
Calories per portion – 330 Kcal
Fat per portion – 16g of which saturated – 6g
Serves – 8
Suitable for vegetarians

Plain flour 175g (6oz)
Salt pinch
Cornflour 25g (1oz)
Icing sugar 110g (4oz) plus 2 tsp and a little for decorating
Butter 75g (3oz)
Eggs 2 plus 1 yolk
Cherries 450g (1lb), stoned
Ground almonds 75g (3oz)
Almond essence few drops
Flaked almonds 25g (1oz)

1 Sift the flour, salt, cornflour and 2 tsp of the icing sugar into a bowl. Rub in the butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2 Add the egg yolk and a little water to bind together. Knead lightly on a floured surface and roll out. Place a 23cm (9in) diameter loose-bottomed fluted flan ring on a baking tray and line with the pastry. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 and chill the flan case while the oven warms up.

3 Bake the pastry case blind for 15 minutes (see Cook’s tip on page 160). Remove baking beans and cook for 5 minutes more. Turn down the oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3.

4 Arrange the cherries in the flan case. Mix the icing sugar, eggs, almonds and essence and pour over. Bake in the oven for 50–60 minutes, until the top is firm and golden. Halfway through cooking, sprinkle flaked almonds over the top. Serve hot or cold dusted with sifted icing sugar and with pouring cream.

Cook’s tip
Try this flan with plums or apricots, for a change.

Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook.

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Shrewsbury Biscuits recipe

Shrewsbury BiscuitsOriginally made in 1760 by a Mr Palin in Shropshire, these biscuits have a light texture and lemony flavour and are very simple to prepare.

Shrewsbury Biscuits

Recipe taken from Around Britain Dairy Cookbook.

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Cherry Cupcakes

Cherry Cupcakes recipeA favourite with children of all ages!

Makes 12 cakes
Time 30 mins
Calories 265 per cake
Fat 14g of which 8.5g is saturated
Suitable for vegetarians

Butter 175g (6oz)
Caster sugar 110g (4oz)
Eggs 2, beaten
Self-raising flour 110g (4oz)
Glacé cherries 50g (2oz), chopped
Icing sugar 110g (4oz)
White chocolate buttons and halved glacé cherries to decorate

1 Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Spread out 12 paper cases on baking sheets, or put them into patty tins.

2 Cream 110g (4oz) butter and all caster sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour, then chopped cherries.

3 Fill paper cases half full and bake for 15–20 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

4 Beat remaining butter with icing sugar for butter icing and spread over top of cooled cakes. 5 Decorate with white chocolate buttons and glacé cherries.

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