SUMMER FRUIT DRIZZLE CAKE

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Sarah Cook's scrummy cake is really easy and versatile - use whatever fruit you like, and you'll make it again and again

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 1h15m

Yield Cuts into 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
175g fruit , stoned and diced weight
140g granulated sugar
1-2 tbsp citrus juice - lemon, lime or orange
175g very soft butter , plus extra for greasing
175g golden caster sugar
250g self-raising flour

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line the base and ends with a long strip of baking parchment. Put the butter, caster sugar, flour, eggs and vanilla extract into a large bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer for 5 mins until pale and creamy - the mixture will be very thick.
  • Spread one-third of the cake mix into the tin, then scatter over 50g of the fruit. Carefully dot and spread another third of the cake mix on top, and scatter with another 50g fruit. Finally dot the rest of the cake mix over and gently spread with the back of a spoon. Bake for 1 hr, until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  • Poke the cake all over with a skewer. Put remaining 75g fruit into a bowl with the granulated sugar. Stir in 1 tbsp of the citrus juice first with a fork, mashing a little of the fruit as you go. If it's a bit dry, add a splash more juice and spoon over the cake. Leave in the tin until the cake is cool and the topping is set and crisp.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457 calories, Fat 21 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 67 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 44 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.62 milligram of sodium

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