Two different delicious loaf cakes from one baking session; eat one, freeze the other...
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| Ginger in syrup is the shared flavour but one loaf has chocolate added while glace cherries stud the other. 'Really nice texture and the flavours were very good.' Taster |
With the Christmas season coming up fast, there is no harm is stashing a few baked goods in the freezer for expected or surprise visitors.
Mary Berry's one-bowl-Madeira cake recipe is the basis for this week's 'treats' recipe. Two different 1-pound moist loaves are produced, easily and quickly. And they'll last a week in the fridge or a couple on months in the freezer.
67goingon50 made two contrasting loaves but if you have a favourite, make two of the same. 67 chose ginger in syrup with either chocolate chips or glaze cherries but choose your own flavourings.
Ingredients:
175gm/6oz softened butter (it must be soft)
175gm/6oz caster sugar
150gm/5.3oz self-raising flour (add 1 tsp baking powder to plain flour)
75gm/2.6oz self raising brown flour
50gm/1.75oz ground almonds
4 large eggs
175gm/6oz caster sugar
150gm/5.3oz self-raising flour (add 1 tsp baking powder to plain flour)
75gm/2.6oz self raising brown flour
50gm/1.75oz ground almonds
4 large eggs
3-4 globes of stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped
1/3-1/2 generous cup chocolate chips
1/3-1/2 generous cup halved glace cherries
Icings:
Chocolate: 300g/10.5 oz 70% dark chocolate; 1 tbsp veg oil or butter
Cherry: 1-2 tbsp soft butter; 3/4 cup icing sugar; either water or milk to thin OR
1-2 tbsp juice from glace cherries OR cherry brandy OR brandy
Method:
