Cider Cake

Name: Cider Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 100gButter (unsalted); 100gBillington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar; 2Egg(s) (free range) (large); 225gAllinson's Plain White Flour; 1 tspBicarbonate of soda; 1 tspCinnamon (ground); 150mlCider (dry); Icing sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:40min

This is a light, plain cake, with a hint of apple flavour. Cider cakes are teatime favourites in cider-producing areas and many recipes use bicarbonate of soda as the raising agent. To activate it, you need an acidic ingredient and dry English cider does the job perfectly. Extract taken from Paul Hollywood’s British Baking by Paul Hollywood, £25.00, Hardback Photography © Peter Cassidy

Updated at: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:19:22 GMT