Spice Cake

By Olga Klesch

shares Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+

Rate this recipe 0/5 (0 Votes)

1 Picture

Ingredients

175 Gram Butter (6 oz)
175 Gram Sugar (6 oz)
2 Eggs, beaten
290 Gram Self raising flour (10 1/2 oz)
1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking powder
3/4 Teaspoon Ground nutmeg
3/4 Teaspoon Ground cinnamon
3/4 Teaspoon Ground allspice
215 ml Milk (7 1/2 fl oz)
1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
175 Gram Marzipan (6 oz)
110 Gram Lemon curd (4 oz)
Icing sugar, to decorate
Method

Details

Servings 10
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 45mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.

Step 2

Gradually beat in the eggs, then add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk and essence. Mix until smooth.

Step 3

Divide the mixture between 3 greased and lined 18 cm (7 inch) sandwich tins and bake at 190 °C / 375 °F / Gas 5 for 30 minutes. Cool in the tins before turning out.

Step 4

Divide the marzipan into 2 equal pieces and roll out into 18 cm (7 inch) circles. Sandwich the cakes together with the marzipan and lemon curd and dust the top with icing sugar.

Step 5

Use a deep 18 cm (7 inch) cake tin and cook for 45-50 minutes if you do not have 3 sandwich tins.