Genoa Cake

Name: Genoa Cake
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 70 grams muscovado sugar; 120 grams butter; 2 eggs, beaten; 200 grams mixed dried fruit; 180 grams plain flour; 100 grams glace cherries; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 grated peel of an orange; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 60 ml whole milk; 60 grams ground almonds

Rae @LoveRae

There are various versions of this cake. This is mine. I always add extra cherries, personally I prefer the cherries.

Rae @LoveRae

There are various versions of this cake. This is mine. I always add extra cherries, personally I prefer the cherries.

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Ingredients

90 mins

8 servings

70 gramsmuscovado sugar
120 gramsbutter
2eggs, beaten
200 gramsmixed dried fruit
180 gramsplain flour
100 gramsglace cherries
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1grated peel of an orange
1 tspground cinnamon
60 mlwhole milk
60 gramsground almonds

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Steps

90 mins

1

Set the oven to 180C/fan 160/gas 4.
2

Line a baking loaf tin with baking parchment paper.
3

Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl and beat until the mixture has become light and creamy. Then slowly beat in the eggs until the mixture has become smooth.
4

Then add all the remaining ingredients to the mixture and stir well.
5

Transfer the mixture to the cake tin.
6

Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 60 minute to 70 minutes.
7

To test if the cake batter is cooked stick a skewer in the middle of the cake, if the skewer comes out clean its done.
8

Allow to stand for 20-30 minutes in the tin. Then transfer to a cooling rack.
9

Enjoy with your coffee or tea.

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Rae @LoveRae

on March 02, 2015 15:50

I enjoy making and trying new food from all over the world. I recently changed my eating habits and began eating healthier and as such a lot of the recipes I add will be healthy recipes to lose weight.Cookpad is my online recipe diary. I'm happy to share the recipes I cook for my family and myself with the online community.