Golden Jubilee Cake Recipes

JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
• Grease and line a loaf tin (24 x 14cm)
• Rub chopped butter (straight from fridge) into flour.
• Add the salt and sugar and combine.
• Combine milk and well beaten egg before adding to the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine. Use a whisk if necessary to form a batter with a smooth consistency.
• Add sultanas and peel/cherries and mix well.
• Pour into loaf tine and bake for half an hour.
• Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from tin.
• Combine hot milk and icing sugar to a smooth consistency. Pour over the cake as soon as you remove it from the tin while it's still warm.
• Decorate with coconut and almonds.

GOLDEN JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the frosted rose petals the day before.
• Separate the petals and spread the castor sugar over a plate.
• Holding one petal at a time, lightly paint both sides with egg white.
• Spoon sugar over it, then using tweezers, shake off the excess.
• Dry on parchment paper for a day.
• (Use only pesticide free roses) Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Butter two 8-inch round cake tins and line their bases with parchment paper.
• Tip the sugar into a mixing bowl and add the softened butter.
• Beat for a minute or so until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolks.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder, then sift over the cake mixture.
• Fold in as lightly as you can using a large metal spoon, then fold in the almonds and extract.
• Stop folding as soon as the flour traces have gone.
• Whisk the egg whites until they just hold their shape.
• Gently fold in a third of the egg white into the cake mix, using a whisk.
• Repeat with another third, then the final third. Take care not to over mix and lose the lightness of the egg whites.
• Lightly fold in the raspberries.
• Divide between the prepared tins and level the mixture using a round bladed knife.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.
• Set one cake on a serving plate.
• Spoon the clotted cream on top.
• Scatter the raspberries over and put the other cake on top.
• Blend the icing sugar with 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp cold water until it is smooth and coats the back of a spoon thinly.
• Drizzle the icing over the cake.
• Scatter the rose petals over and around the cake, dust with icing sugar and serve to some very lucky people.

JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the frosted rose petals the day before. Separate the petals and spread the caster sugar over a plate. Holding one petal at a time, lightly paint both sides with egg white. Spoon sugar over it, then using tweezers, shake off the excess. Dry on baking parchment for a day.
• Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C. Butter two 20cm/8in round sandwich tins and line their bases with baking parchment. Tip the sugar into a mixing bowl and add the softened butter. Beat for a minute or so until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolks.
• Sift the flour and baking powder over the cake mixture. Fold in as lightly as you can using a large metal spoon, then fold in the almonds and extract. Stop folding as soon as the flour traces have gone.
• Whisk the egg whites until they just hold their shape. Gently fold a third of the egg white into the cake mix, using the whisk. Repeat with another third, then the final third. Take care not to over-mix and lose the lightness of the egg whites.
• Lightly fold in the raspberries. Divide between the prepared tins and level the mixture using a round-bladed knife. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.
• Set one cake on a serving plate or cake stand. Spoon the cream on to the cake with a dessertspoon. Scatter the raspberries over and put the other cake on top. Blend the icing sugar with 1-11⁄2 tbsp cold water until it is smooth and coats the back of a spoon thinly. Drizzle the icing over the cake. Scatter the rose petals over and around the cake, dust with icing sugar and serve.

GOLDEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 15 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat together egg yolks and egg white. Beat the egg mixture into the butter and sugar.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir flour into egg mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almond and vanilla extracts. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.