Packed Lunch Recipes Fruit And Nut Traybake Food

PACKED LUNCH RECIPES ~ FRUIT AND NUT TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190/fan170/375/gas 5
• Grease and line a shallow, baking tray about 30x20cm and an inch or two deep
• Using an electric whisk, whip the sugar & eggs together until foamy
• Add the oil/butter & water and whisk until well combined
• Fold in the flour, fruit & nuts until all signs of the dry ingredients have disappeared
• Pour into the lined tin and spread out even
• Bake for around 30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean
• Let coll in the tin to retain its shape, when cool spread melted chocolate over the top if you fancy, cut into slices and store in an air tight tub. I make these on a Sunday for the weeks lunchboxes, and they are still fresh enough to enjoy by Friday.

FRUITY TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 22cm square tin with baking parchment. Whisk the oil and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the banana. Stir through the apples, carrots, mango and lemon zest. Combine the flour, bicarb and mixed spice in another bowl, then fold into the fruit mixture.
• Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 40 mins, until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins before turning out onto a wire rack.
• To make the icing, beat together the icing sugar, passion fruit or lemon curd and the cream cheese. Spread over the top of the cake and cut into square pieces to serve.