Our Tarset Valley Marmalade Cake recipe uses the Tarset Valley marmalade which we make on site here at The Larder and is available to buy in our deli.
Of course, you can always substitute this for another orange marmalade of your choosing.
This is a single layer cake
Ingredients for cake mix:
Pinch of salt
120g of unsalted butter
100g of caster sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
120g of plain flour
1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
3tbsp of Tarset Valley Marmalade or any orange marmalade of your choosing
2tbsp of milk
1/2 orange thinly sliced to add to the bottom of the cake tin sprinkled with palm sugar
Ingredients for topping:
1tbsp of marmalade
50g of icing sugar
1tbsp of warm water
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 160*c/Gas mark 3
1. Line a 20cm/7inch round cake tin and lay out your orange slices with palm sugar sprinkled over them
2. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy with a mixer or electric hand whisk
3. Add eggs
4. Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl then fold in the dry mixture and add the marmalade and milk
5. Pour mixture over the orange slices in the tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 50mins at 160*c/Gas mark 3
6. Use a skewer to check the centre of the cake is baked before removing from the oven