Every year I look forward to making this Blackcurrant cake. It is such a treat to grow/harvest & bake with your very own homegrown Blackcurrants.
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Beautiful jewels!
My day starts with a swing of my basket as I set about picking the most perfect shiny little jewels, my Blackcurrant bush has years of maturity behind it, a prolific heavy cropper, providing buckets of these beauties every year.
How To Make Blackcurrant Cake
(As always the full detailed recipe can be found at the end of the p9ost on the recipe card)
Ingredients
- Blackcurrants
- Unsalted butter
- eggs
- Granulated Sugar
- Plain Flour
- Baking powder
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the eggs one by one, mixing in-between
- Sieve the flour and baking powder on top, mix again
- Once you have a smooth batter, place the batter into a lined cake tin, sprinkle the Blackcurrants on top
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes
How To Store Blackcurrant Cake
Store in an airtight container for upto 5 days.
Can You freeze Blackcurrant Cake? Absolutely! Wrap in cling film and pop in a freezer bag, freeze for upto 1 month, thaw at room temperature.
What to Serve with Blackcurrant Cake
You cannot go wrong with a lovely cup of tea! Tea and blackcurrant cake around mid afternoon…omg! You could also pair it with Ice-cream, Whipped Cream or Custard
Looking For More Sweet Recipes ? Try These…
- White Chocolate Berry FlapJack Recipe
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- Golden Syrup Cake
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Blackcurrant Cake
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls Blackcurrants
- 75 g Unsalted butter
- 3 eggs
- 175 g Granulated Sugar
- 175 g Plain Flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the eggs one by one, mixing in-between
- Sieve the flour and baking powder on top, mix again
- Once you have a smooth batter, place the batter into a lined cake tin, sprinkle the Blackcurrants on top
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes
