Gourmet plate
Pineapple cake
For the cake:
2 eggs
80 g sugar
11/2 ripe bananas
30 g chocolate chips
100 g plain flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
Topping:
1 tin pineapple chunks (drained weight 240 g)
11/2 tbsp brown sugar
11/2 tbsp desiccated coconut
Beat together the eggs and sugar until frothy. Mash the bananas with a fork, and add to the egg mixture. Sift together the flour and the baking powder, stir in the chocolate chips, and fold into the mixture. Spread the mixture into the gourmet plate. Scatter the drained pineapple over the mixture, and sprinkle over the sugar and desiccated coconut. Place the gourmet plate on the turntable. Bake the cake for approx. 10 minutes at 450 W + Grill until golden. Cut into 8 slices.
Quick almond tart
For the pastry:
100 g plain flour
1/2 level tsp baking powder
75 g butter or margarine
30 g sugar
Filling:
75 g butter
100 g chopped almonds
Few drops of almond essence 30 g sugar
1/2 packet vanilla sugar
75 ml double cream To spread over the top: 50 g apricot jam
Mix together the flour, baking powder, butter and sugar, and knead to a smooth dough. Roll out the mixture into the gourmet plate, and build up the edges to 1 cm. Place the gourmet plate on the turntable, and bake the pastry for approx. 4 minutes at 450 W + Grill. For the filling, melt the butter in a pan on the hob, stir in the rest of the ingredients and simmer for approx. 5 minutes. Whilst still hot, spoon the mixture into the pastry case. Place the gourmet plate on the turntable, and bake the tart for approx. 5 minutes at 450 W + Grill until golden. When cool, spread with apricot jam. Cut into 8 slices.
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