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Carrot cake
Place all the cake ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Spoon into tin.
Place tin on glass shelf in the lower shelf position and cook on STEAM 1 +
SIMMER MICROWAVE for 30 mins or until cooked and well risen. Allow to
cool. To make the topping, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Stir in sieved icing sugar. Decorate the cooled cake with the cream cheese
topping and walnuts.
ingredients
SERVES 8
150 ml (¼ pt) sunfl ower oil
250
g
(9 oz) wholemeal
self-raising fl our
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
150
g
(5 oz) light muscovado sugar
50
g
(2 oz) walnuts, coarsely
chopped
125
g
(4½ oz) carrots, grated
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs, beaten
Cream Cheese Topping:
75
g
(3 oz) butter
100
g
(4 oz) cream cheese
225
g
(8 oz) icing sugar
chopped walnuts to decorate
Dish: 1 x square glass cake
dish 20 cm (8”) Ø, base lined
Accessory: glass shelf in
lower shelf position
Banana loaf cake
Peel the banana and mash until smooth with the vanilla essence. Place the
butter and sugar in a bowl. Place on the base of the oven and heat on HIGH
MICROWAVE for 1 min or until soft. Stir in the fl our, salt and bicarbonate
of soda. Beat in the eggs and mashed banana. Spoon into the prepared
cake tin. Place tin on glass shelf in the lower shelf position and cook on
CONVECTION 160 °C + WARM MICROWAVE for 17-18 mins. Or until
cooked.
ingredients
SERVES 8
1 banana, large
½ tsp vanilla essence
75
g
(3 oz) butter
100
g
(4 oz) granulated sugar
150
g
(5 oz) self-raising fl our
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 eggs
Dish: 1 x glass loaf dish,
20 cm (8”), lined with
greaseproof paper)
Accessory: glass shelf in
lower shelf position
Dundee cake
Mix the chopped nuts, fruit, peel and fl our together. Cream the butter or
margarine, sugar and lemon rind until pale and fl uffy. Beat in the eggs one
at a time. Fold in the dry ingredients. Spoon mixture into tin and hollow out
the centre slightly. Split the reserve almonds, and arrange on top. Place tin
on glass shelf in lower shelf position and cook on CONVECTION 160 °C +
WARM MICROWAVE for 40-45 mins.
ingredients
SERVES 8
50
g
(2 oz) whole almonds,
100
g
(4 oz) currants
100
g
(4 oz) sultanas
100
g
(4 oz) raisins
blanched and chopped, reserve
6 whole for decoration
275
g
(10 oz) plain fl our
100
g
(4 oz) chopped mixed peel
225
g
(8 oz) butter or margarine
225
g
(8 oz) soft brown sugar
grated rind of one lemon
4 eggs
Dish: 20 cm (8”) round tin,
greased and lined
Oven accessory: glass shelf
in lower shelf position
Desserts / Cakes
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