Competition Honey Cakes from
SULTANA CHERRY HONEY CAKE (2000)
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168g. (6 ozs) British Honey
112g. ( 4 ozs) Butter or Margarine
168g. ( 6 ozs) Self-raising Flour
112g. (4 ozs) Sultanas
56g. (2 ozs) Chopped Cherries
2 Eggs
Milk to mix if necessary
Method:
Cream the fat and honey. Beat in eggs. Fold in sieved
flour and fruit. Add milk if necessary to give a dropping
consistency. Put the mixture in a 18cm (7 in.) round tin
lined with greased paper and bake in a moderate oven
for 1½ to 1¾ hours.
HONEY FRUIT CAKE (1994)
4oz. Honey
from the
3oz. castor sugar
6oz. plain flour
Pinch of salt
1 level teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs.
4oz. margarine
lIb. mixed dried fruit (vine fruits only)
2 level teaspoons mixed spice
½ teaspoon lemon juice
Milk to mix, if necessary
Method:
Cream the honey, sugar and fat together.
Beat in the eggs slowly. Sieve the dry
ingredients and fold in alternately with
fruit and lemon juice. Add enough milk to
make a soft consistency. Put the mixture
in a 7 inch round tin lined with greased
paper, and bake for 2 hours in a moderate
oven.
SULTANA CHERRY HONEY CAKE (1995)
6 ozs. British Honey
4 ozs. Butter or Margarine
6 ozs. Self Raising Flour
4ozs. Sultanas
2 ozs Chopped Cherries
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Orange Rind
Method:
Cream fat and honey. Beat in eggs.
Fold in sieved flour, rind and fruit.
Add milk if necessary to give a
dropping consistency. Put the
mixture in a 7 inch round tin lined
with greased paper and bake in a
moderate oven for 1½ to 1¾ hours.
DATE AND HONEY TEA LOAF (1998)
170g. (6 ozs) Plain Flour
30g. (1 oz) Hard Margarine
30g. (1 oz) Sugar
90g. (3 ozs) Dates
1 Egg
½ level teaspoon Bicarbonate Soda
5 tablespoons Boiling Water
6 level tablespoons Honey
Prepare oven at 180°C/Mark 4 (350°F)
Method:
Grease a 454g. (1 Ib) loaf tin.
Rub margarine into flour. Chop dates
and pour boiling water over. Cool.
Beat 1 egg. Dissolve Bicarbonate of
Soda in water and date mixture.
Make a well in the centre of the
flour, add all the other ingredients.
Stir well. Pour quickly into loaf tin.
Bake for approximately 50 mins in
centre of oven.