the second cake i made for my sister, to go with morning coffee, was inspired by a bowl of organic apricots that needed eating
this cake has grated orange rind in it which Little Mr Z thought was the funniest and most ridiculous thing ever. he kept telling everyone that we put orange SKIN in the cake! - how crazy is that?? it is fun to make with kids because there is lots of nice fruit and veg chopping, grating, zesting and squeezing.
preheat oven to 180C
Mix 200g spelt flour, 1 tspn baking powder, 1 tspn bicarb of soda and 1 tspn cinnamon together in a large bowl
preheat oven to 180C
Mix 200g spelt flour, 1 tspn baking powder, 1 tspn bicarb of soda and 1 tspn cinnamon together in a large bowl
add juice of 2 oranges, 150ml agave syrup and 5 tbsp vegetable oil and mix well
add 150g grated carrot, 1 apple (peeled & chopped), zest of 1 orange, 8 fresh apricots (chopped)
mix well and spoon in to greased cake tin
sprinkle some brown sugar on top of the cake(optional)
bake for 45 minutes
be sure to let the cake cool before attempting to take it out of the tin otherwise it will fall apart which is what happened to me. i stuck it back together and covered it in cream cheese and honey icing and flowers from my brother's garden.
Hello Becca:
ReplyDeleteWe have discovered you from the comment that you left with us on our latest post. And, what fun this all looks to be!
We are sure that to involve a young child in the making of the cake is extremely brave if not incredibly time consuming, but we are certain that they loved every minute. Especially the eating!
The finished cake looks to be extremely glamorous!
We do so hope that you may be enticed to return to us one day, perhaps as a Follower?
thanks Jane & Lance. it is fun ... and messy .. and sometimes tiring involving the kids in the coking. but they do love it! it is a great way to spend time with them.
Deletei will return to your blog for sure. Becca
That looks like a cake full of goodness: goodwill, good work, good ingredients, and undoubtedly a good taste.
ReplyDeletethanks Mise. it was good.. and unusual too!
DeleteI love fruits in cakes and this looks delicious! Very beautifully decorated too. Your sous chef/baker looks very professional :)
ReplyDeleteyes me too - fruit in cake is great and makes it so moist. Little Mr Z loves to bake with me :)
Deletecan Mr Z please come and cook for us one day?! x ali
ReplyDeleteyes Ali i'm sure he'd love to... and his favourite things to bake (and eat) generally involve as much as chocolate as possible :) x
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeletethanks Lynne. the cake looked disastrous until i stuck it all together and covered it in icing. was fortunate to be at my brother's house and he has a garden full of beautiful flowers!
DeleteI'm loving your blog Becca. It's just getting better and better with every post! Bravo!
ReplyDeletethanks johanna. it sometimes feels like a waste of time. but i also feel compelled to do it.. and enjoy recording this stuff .. and building a bank of recipes.
DeleteYou'll be so glad you did it. Who knows? Maybe one day it can turn into a book?
ReplyDeleteor a cooking class...
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