I think today is going to be a baking day here.
Firstly, I needed something to take along to this morning's WWA working party. There's one family cake recipe that I use time and time again for things like this – i.e. when I've left it a bit too late to put any proper thought into trying a new recipe.
I've no idea where Matilda Cake got it's name from – and no it's not the chocolate cake from the Matilda books, although I have found a fantastic recipe for that though from Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer
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.I remember this as something that my Mum and various other family friends have always made and I thought it about time that I shared it with you.
Ingredients:
6 oz margarine
4 oz sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
6 oz mixed fruit and glazed cherries
pinch of salt
10 oz self raising flour
Instructions:
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Melt together margarine, sugar and golden syrup
Add the salt, fruit and flour
Mix well
Pour into a greased tray
Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
That looks delish, and is the kind my parents use to call “cut and come again” cake! Will definitely try the recipe once I have access to an oven. (Don’t ask!)
Sorry, that should read “used”.
That’s an excellent recipe for emergency cake! And there should always be cake in emergencies…
My mum used to make this too. Loved it.
This cake is so easy and tastes great. I had it at a WI meeting. When I googled it, all these chocolate recipes came up. This is the real Matilda as far as I am concerned.