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Wiltshire Whitsun Cake

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This International dessert features Sm. tart green gooseberries, Blossoms*, Plain wholemeal flour, Baking powder, Eggs. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 8
Calories: 1958.4
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This International dessert features Sm. tart green gooseberries, Blossoms*, Plain wholemeal flour, Baking powder, Eggs. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 3/4 pound Sm. tart green gooseberries
  • 5 Elderflower Blossoms*
  • 1/2 pound Plain wholemeal flour
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 2 lg Eggs
  • 6 ounce Butter
  • 6 ounce Pale muscovado sugar
Directions
  1. 1
    Demerara sugar Flowers & leaves to
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    garnish *Note: A handful of sweet geranium or lemon balm leaves may be substitued for elderflower blossoms if desired.
  3. 3
    Top and tail the gooseberries into a mixing bowl.
  4. 4
    Add the finely chopped leaves or the florets of elderflower carefully stripped from the stalk, and
  5. 5
    stir to
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    mix with the fruit.
  7. 7
    Sift the flour and baking powder into a separate bowl.
  8. 8
    Cut then rub in the butter.
  9. 9
    Stir in the muscovado sugar then the lightly beaten eggs.
  10. 10
    Finally, stir in the gooseberries and their flavourings.
  11. 11
    Grease the base of an 8-inch spring-clip cake tin, line and grease again.
  12. 12
    Turn the cake mixture into it and mound it up in the middle.
  13. 13
    Bake at 350 F (180 C) gas mark 4 for about 1 1/2 hours.
  14. 14
    Unlike most cakes, this one does not come away from the sides of the tin when it is cooked.
  15. 15
    Cool for a few minutes before unmoulding.
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    Sprinkle with demerara sugar and decorate with fresh elder blossom or sweet geranium or melissa leaves, and
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    serve the deliciously moist cake while it is still warm - as a pudding, with plenty of

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1958.4kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 127.7g197%
Saturated Fat 78.3g392%
Cholesterol 509.0mg170%
Sodium 1382.5mg58%
Total Carbohydrate 198.4g67%
Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
Sugars 152.9g
Protein 14.3g29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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