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acidulous, moist, juicy muffins

  • - 250 g butter (melted and cooled)
  • - 150 g sugar
  • - pinch of salt
  • - 2 eggs
  • - 350 g flour
  • - 2 tsp baking powder
  • - 1 glass of buttermilk
  • - 800 g plums
3.4/5 (102 Votes)

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Super moist, super tasty, sweet and zesty

  • Muffins:
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups grated, peeled firm tart apples (such as Granny Smith)
  • Topping:
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
2.9/5 (143 Votes)

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A family recipe from Great Nanna Lottie

  • 1 1/4 lb plain flour
  • 1 lb sultanas
  • 1 lb currants
  • 1 lb soft brown sugar
  • 3/4 lb butter
  • 1/2 pint stout
  • 1/2 lb mixed peel
  • 4 eggs
  • rind of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp spice
  • 1 tsp bi-carbonate of soda
  • 1/2 lb chopped or ground almonds (optional)
4.8/5 (30 Votes)

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My mum passed this down to me which she inherited from her mother-in-law

  • 2lb s/r flour
  • 1lb 6oz sugar
  • 1lb 8oz currants
  • 1lb sultanas
  • 1lb margarine
  • 4oz lard
  • 4oz ground almonds
  • 4oz chopped glace cherries
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 egg cup vinegar
  • a little milk if needed
4/5 (6 Votes)

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Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Mix eggs and sugar, then stir in sifted flour and baking powder gradually

  • 3 eggs
  • 160 g caster sugar
  • 200 g flour
  • 1 packet of baking powder
  • 140 g butter
  • 2 untreated lemons
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
4.2/5 (21 Votes)

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Moist Fruit Cake, Easy to make!!

  • 8oz (200g) mixed fruit
  • 2 medium eggs (beaten)
  • 6oz (150g) brown sugar
  • 6oz (150g) self-raising flour
  • 4oz (100g) margarine
  • 1 level teaspoon mixed spice
  • Pinch of salt
3.1/5 (93 Votes)

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Soft and moist fruit cake

  • 8 oz Sugar
  • 8floz Milk
  • 6 oz Butter
  • 8 oz Fruit
  • 14 oz Flour
3.9/5 (58 Votes)

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Pre-heat the oven to 200'C

  • A small collection of fruit (enough to cover the base of the dish.
  • 100g sugar
  • 100g butter
  • 100g self raising flour
  • 2 eggs
4.1/5 (44 Votes)

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this is not your normal Dorset Apple cake, with hidden chucks of fudge in the recipe this is the best you will find

  • 450g cooking apples (such as Bramley)
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 225g butter, softened
  • 280g golden caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 350g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • demerara sugar, to sprinkle
  • fudge cut into small (ish) chunks
2.9/5 (49 Votes)

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A family recipe from Great-Nanna Lottie

  • 1/2 lb self-raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 lb raisins, currants or sultanas
  • 2 oz candied peel
  • 3 oz dripping, lard or butter
  • 1/4 lb caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 pint milk
1.3/5 (25 Votes)

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