Ingredients

2 cups dried fruit

1 cup soft brown sugar

1 cup water

3 oz margarine

2 cups SR flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

How to Make it

Preheat a moderate oven to Gas 5/6 / 350F / 180C.

1. Boil together the fruit, sugar, water and margarine till blended and then allow to cool.
2. Mix in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.

Mixture will appear very wet but this is in order.

Bake in round cake tin for about 1 1/4hrs.

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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 sugar and sultanas.
4. Beat egg and vanilla essence 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.

Tags: caster sugar, egg, margarine, Rock buns, SR flour, sultanas
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Ingredients

1 cup All Bran

1 cup soft brown sugar

1 cup mixed fruit

1 cup milk

1 cup SR flour

How to Make it

Preheat oven to 325F / 170C

Line a 2 lb loaf tin

1. Mix All Bran, sugar and fruit in a bowl, pour on milk and let stand for about an hour.
2. Add the sifted flour and mix well.
3. Put mixture in tin and bake for about an hour until skewer comes out clean.

Tags: All Bran, All Bran cake, milk, mixed dried fruit, soft brown sugar, SR flour
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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.

Tags: caster sugar, eggs, margarine, SR flour, Victoria sponge
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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

Tags: Buns, caster sugar, egg, margarine, SR flour
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