Sunbeam MX5950, MX5900 Foundation Butter Cake, Variations to this recipe Upsidedown Peach cake

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Recipes (continued)

CELEBRATION CAKES

Foundation Butter Cake

125g butter or margarine

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾cup caster sugar 2 eggs

2 cups self raising flour

1 cup milk

1.Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a 20cm round cake tin or similar.

2.Using the mixing bowl, break up shortening on ‘LO’ speed 1, add vanilla and sugar, and cream on speed 3 until light and creamy. Approximately 2 minutes.

3.Add eggs one at a time beating well between each addition.

4.Reduce to speed 1 and mix in sifted flour and liquid alternately. Be careful not to use high speeds as flour will go everywhere! Mix for 3-4 minutes until cake batter is rich, smooth, thick and creamy.

5.Scrape batter into prepared tin. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

Variations to this recipe:

Upsidedown Peach cake

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.

2.Select 4 peaches. Cut each peach in half and remove their stones. Place cut side down in prepared cake tin. Sprinkle over 3 tablespoons white sugar and 20g chopped butter.

3.Follow steps 2 - 4 from the ‘Foundation Butter Cake’ recipe.

4.Spoon into cake tin. Level and bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow cake to cool for 5 minutes before removing from cake tin.

5.Serve peach side up. Makes 1 cake.

Variation:

Fresh pineapple slices, mango halves, peaches, pears or apricots can be used. Well drained tinned fruits such as plums can be used as well. Frozen mixed berries also work well.

Serving suggestion: Serve cake cut into wedges and spoon a dollop of thick cream over the top.

Lemon or Orange Cake

Add the rind of one lemon or orange into the cake batter, and or with the addition of butter and sugar and fold 2 tablespoons of poppy seeds into the cake batter makes an interesting and tasty cake.

Coffee Crumble

Mix in 2 tablespoons of instant coffee powder into the cake batter. On top of the cake batter sprinkle with a mixture of 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons plain flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of instant coffee.

Chocolate Cake

60g unsweetened chocolate - melted and combine with milk from the recipe above and mix well into the cake batter before baking.

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