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Upside Down Pineapple Cake
170g butter, softened
¾cup caster sugar 2 eggs
1 ¼ cups
1 teaspoon baking powder
Topping
120g butter, cubed
¾cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
6 pineapple rings
6 maraschino cherries
1.Preheat oven to moderate (180oC/160oC
2.To make TOPPING, melt butter, brown sugar and vanilla in small saucepan. Add pineapple slices, simmer for
3.Place butter and sugar in the large bowl. Mix on medium speed
4.Sift in flour and baking powder. On low speed
5.Allow to cool in pan for half an hour, before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
Rosemary Olive Focaccia Bread
2 teaspoons dried yeast (7g) 275mls lukewarm water
½teaspoon caster sugar 3 cups plain flour, sifted 1 teaspoon salt
1⁄3 cup olive oil
2 sprigs rosemary
½cup black olives, pitted, chopped
1.Preheat oven to hot (220oC/200oC
2.Mix yeast, half of the water and sugar in small jug and allow to stand in warm place until frothy.
3.Place flour, salt, half oil and yeast mixture in large bowl. Using the dough hook, mix on low speed
4.Knead dough to knock out air, and shape into two loaves. Press fingers into dough to form indents. Sprinkle with salt, rosemary, olives and remaining oil. Bake for
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