Ingredients

8 oz SR flour

Pinch salt

4 oz margarine

2 oz caster sugar

4 oz sultanas

1 egg

milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

How to Make Them

Preheat oven to 400F / 200 / 190 fan oven

Line a baking sheet.

1. Sift flour and salt into bowl.
2. Rub in margarine till like breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in flour and sultanas.
4. Beat egg and stir in with a little milk to make a stiff mixture.
5. Using a dessertspoon and a teaspoon, divide mixture into 12 heaps on the baking tray and bake for 10 – 15 mins till golden brown.
6. Cool on tray.

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Ingredients

4 oz SR flour

4 oz caster sugar

4 oz soft margarine

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

How to Make it

Preheat oven to 350F / 180C

Line 2 7″ sandwich tins.

1. Put all the ingredients in food mixer and mix for 2 mins.
2. Divide mixture between 2 tins and smmoth.
3. Bake for approximately 15 mins until golden brown and shrinking away from side of tin.
4. Turn out immediately onto cooling tray.
5. Whisk double cream until stiff.
6. Spread jam on cake, top with cream and sandwich together

For a special occasion, use fresh strawberries instead of jam, sliced up.

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Ingredients

2 cups Plain flour

2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

2 cups shredded carrots

1 cup dessicated coconut

1 cup chopped walnuts (if you like)

1 8oz can crushed pineapple (i/2 small can)

1 cup raisins

3 eggs

3/4 cup buttermilk (add a tablespoon of lemon juice to ordinary milk and leave to stand for 5 mins).

3/4 cup vegetable or sunflower oil

1 1/4 cups caster sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

pinch salt

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

How to make it

1. Preheat oven to 350F / 175C / 165C Fan oven
2. Sift together flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon.
3. In a large bowl combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, sugar and vanilla essence. Mix well.
4. Add the flour moxture to the egg mixture.
5. In another bowl combine carrots, coconut, walnuts, pineapple and raisins. Mix wel.
6. Add the carrot mixture to the flour mixture. Mix well.
7. Pour into 8″ x 12″ pan and bake for 1 hour, till skewer comes out clean.
8. Leave for at least 20 mins to set before cutting.

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Ingredients

8 oz SR flour

pinch salt

4 oz margarine

3 oz caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 egg

milk

How to Make Them

1. Sift flour and salt into bowl.
2. Rub in margarine until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in sugar.
4. Beat egg and stir in mixture.
5. Add vanilla essence.
6. Add enough milk to make a stiff mixture (just a couple of tablespoons should do.
7. Divide mixture between 12 bun cases. Grease bun tins well before filling.
8. Bake for about 15 minutes at 400F / 200c / 190c Fan oven

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