Jubilee Cake Food

GOLDEN JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the frosted rose petals the day before.
• Separate the petals and spread the castor sugar over a plate.
• Holding one petal at a time, lightly paint both sides with egg white.
• Spoon sugar over it, then using tweezers, shake off the excess.
• Dry on parchment paper for a day.
• (Use only pesticide free roses) Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Butter two 8-inch round cake tins and line their bases with parchment paper.
• Tip the sugar into a mixing bowl and add the softened butter.
• Beat for a minute or so until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolks.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder, then sift over the cake mixture.
• Fold in as lightly as you can using a large metal spoon, then fold in the almonds and extract.
• Stop folding as soon as the flour traces have gone.
• Whisk the egg whites until they just hold their shape.
• Gently fold in a third of the egg white into the cake mix, using a whisk.
• Repeat with another third, then the final third. Take care not to over mix and lose the lightness of the egg whites.
• Lightly fold in the raspberries.
• Divide between the prepared tins and level the mixture using a round bladed knife.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.
• Set one cake on a serving plate.
• Spoon the clotted cream on top.
• Scatter the raspberries over and put the other cake on top.
• Blend the icing sugar with 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp cold water until it is smooth and coats the back of a spoon thinly.
• Drizzle the icing over the cake.
• Scatter the rose petals over and around the cake, dust with icing sugar and serve to some very lucky people.

JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400f.
• Grease a 8-9inch log tin.
• Sift flour and pinch of salt.
• Place butter, egg, milk, sugar and half the flour in a bowl and mix well.
• Add the rest of the flour, the currants/sultanas and mix through.
• Spread into log tin, making a hollow in the centre.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• When cool mix icing sugar and a little water together and drizzle over the top of cake.

FRUITY FLAG TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a 30 x 20cm traybake tin with baking parchment. Measure all the sponge ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together using an electric hand whisk until smooth. Spoon into the tin and level the surface.
• Bake for 25-30 mins until lightly golden and the top of the cake springs back when pressed with your finger, and the sides of the sponge are shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Carefully lift the sponge out of the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Remove the baking parchment.
• To make the icing, tip the butter into a bowl and whisk using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy. Add half the icing sugar and whisk again until incorporated. Add the remaining sugar and whisk again until smooth. Spread the icing over the top of the cold cake.
• To decorate, place a double row of raspberries across the centre and down the length of the cake to make a cross. Next, place a single row diagonally from each corner to the middle. Now fill in the empty spaces with blueberries. Cut into squares to serve.