Early valentine's day present for Tracy. Caraway seed cake, timed to come out of the oven just after she got in from work this evening. I am out for much of tomorrow, so it seemed right to do this today.
Traditionally the cake is served cold, with tea, and it is very good that way, but we like it best hot out of the oven, still steaming. I do it as a rich butter cake so it just melts when hot. Wonderful stuff.
Cream together 8oz sugar with 8oz butter (this is not a low fat cake!)
Then fold in 4 or 5 eggs, each with a spoon of self-raising flour. You need 8oz of flour.
Fold in any excess flour, with a pinch of salt and caraway seeds to taste. I like to use at least half a mug of seeds.
Put in a greased and lined baking tin and bake on gas 3 for 90 to 120 minutes. This one took 100.
I am told that the flavour improves with keeping, and it will keep for up to a fortnight or more, but I can never get one to last more than 48 hours.
Traditionally the cake is served cold, with tea, and it is very good that way, but we like it best hot out of the oven, still steaming. I do it as a rich butter cake so it just melts when hot. Wonderful stuff.
Cream together 8oz sugar with 8oz butter (this is not a low fat cake!)
Then fold in 4 or 5 eggs, each with a spoon of self-raising flour. You need 8oz of flour.
Fold in any excess flour, with a pinch of salt and caraway seeds to taste. I like to use at least half a mug of seeds.
Put in a greased and lined baking tin and bake on gas 3 for 90 to 120 minutes. This one took 100.
I am told that the flavour improves with keeping, and it will keep for up to a fortnight or more, but I can never get one to last more than 48 hours.
