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Tottenham cake

Tottenham Cake

Leah Hyslop
A tray-baked sponge cake topped with very sweet, pink icing
3.25 from 8 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Party Food
Cuisine 🇬🇧 British
Servings 12
Calories 429 kcal
How Difficult Average

Ingredients
  

  • 225 g soft unsalted butter
  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 4 medium eggs beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • grated zest of ½ orange
  • 300 g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp milk

For The Topping

  • 120 g raspberries
  • 300 g icing sugar
  • a few drops of pink food colouring optional
  • 2 tbsp desiccated coconut

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C gas 4. Grease and line a 30 × 20cm rectangular traybake tin with baking paper.
  • Using an electric mixer or wooden spoon, cream together the butter and sugar, until light and fluffy.
  • Slowly mix in the eggs, a little at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract, followed by the orange zest. Fold in the flour and baking powder with a large metal spoon, then stir in the milk so the mix is a little looser. Add a splash more milk if it seems very stiff.
  • Transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown and springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin before carefully removing.
  • For the topping, place the raspberries and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan over a medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes, or until starting to break down and become jam-like. Use the back of a spoon to gently press the raspberries through a sieve into a small bowl – you should get about 5 tablespoons of juice. If you don’t, top up with a splash of water.
  • Mix the juice with the icing sugar until you have a thick, smooth icing. Add a few drops of food colouring if you’d like it pinker. Spoon over the cake, and smooth over using a palette knife. Scatter with the coconut and slice into squares once set.

Nutrition

Calories: 429kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 44g
Keyword British, cake
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