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Tennis Cake

Tennis cake a Victorian cake containing Angelica an aromatic herb

Ingredients

175 g butter

1 & 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

1/2 teaspoon almond essence

2 cups Edmonds plain baking flour

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon Edmonds baking powder

4 eggs, beaten

3/4 cup raisins

1/2 cup glace cherries, chopped

2 tablespoons angelica, chopped

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy

Add vanilla and almond essences

Sift flour, cinnamon and baking powder together

Add eggs alternately with sifted dry ingredients

Mix in raisins, cherries, angelica, lemon rind and juice

Spoon mixture into a greased and lined 22 cm round cake tin

Bake at 160°C for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours or until an inserted skewer comes out clean when tested

Leave in tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack



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