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Ingredients
| salted butter: 8 oz |
| caster sugar (superfine): 8 oz |
| eggs: 4 |
| all-purpose flour: 8 oz |
| baking powder: 1/2 tsp |
| ground nutmeg: 1 tsp |
| caraway seed: 1 fl oz |
Northamptonshire Seed Cake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
120 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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- Set the oven to 350ºF or mark 4.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Place the eggs in a bowl set over a saucepan of hot water and whisk until fluffy, then whisk into the butter mixture.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and fold into the mixture, together with the nutmeg.
- Add the caraway seeds and combine well.
- Turn into a greased and lined 8 inch round cake tin and smooth over the top.
- Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, covering the top with a piece of kitchen foil if it appears to be browning too quickly.
- Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.