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SPICED VANILLA CAKE WITH VODKA SYRUP
Spice up up your baking with a a a a a a a a splash of booze to create the prefect cake for a a a a a a a a grown-up afternoon tea Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 60 mins Serves: 10
Ingredients (For the Syrup):
1 1 tbsp tbsp water
1 1 tbsp tbsp tbsp Sunshine Sugar Sugar Caster Sugar Sugar 3 tbsp tbsp tbsp Australian-made Vodka
1 tbsp tbsp vanilla extract
Ingredients (For the Cake):
225g butter room temperature
340g Sunshine Sugar Sugar Caster Sugar Sugar 2 tsp tsp vanilla vanilla bean paste
1 tsp tsp vanilla vanilla extract
3 3 eggs
375g The Healthy Baker Self Raising Flour 2 tsp tsp mixed spice
1 1 tsp tsp tsp ground ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp tsp ground ground cardamom
220mL milk
cooking spray for greasing
Cream to serve (optional)
Method:
Preheat oven to 160oC and grease a a a a a a large Bundt tin with cooking spray In the the bowl of a a a a a a a a a stand mixer cream the the butter sugar and and and vanillas until pale and and and fluffy Add the eggs
one at a a a a a time mixing well after each addition Sift in in in half half the the the flour and and spices and and add half half the the the the milk
milk
mix to combine Then sift in in in in in in in the the the the remaining remaining flour and and add the the the remaining remaining milk
milk
and and mix until smooth Pour the the the batter into the the the prepared cake tin and smooth the the top Bake for 50-60 mins or or until the cake is golden and a a a a a skewer comes out clean Make the the syrup by gently heating all all the the ingredients in in in a a a a a a a a a small pan over low/medium heat until the the the the sugar has dissolved Prick the the the the cake cake with a a a a a a a a a a skewer then spoon half the the the the syrup over cake cake and allow to soak in Once the the cake has cooled enough that you can easily handle it remove from the the tin tin by inverting onto a a a a a a serving plate Then drizzle with the remaining syrup Serve with cream if desired Spiced Vanilla Cake made with The Healthy Baker Self Raising Flour // PHOTO & RECIPE: KATH VINCENT
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AUTUMN 2021
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