Union jack tray bake - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
15 -
Cook
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Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the cake
- 300 g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 300 g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 6 Egg(s) (free range) medium, beaten
- 300 g Self-raising white flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 150 g Raspberries
For the topping
- 200 g Butter (unsalted)
- 450 g Icing sugar
- 1 tbsp Milk (whole)
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
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1
Heat the oven to 180°C (fan oven 160°C, gas mark 4). Grease a 30 x 25cm tin and line with baking paper.
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2
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and add the sugar. Beat together with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.
For this step you'll need:
- 300g Butter (unsalted)
- 300g Unrefined golden caster sugar
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3
Add the eggs one at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour if the mixture starts curdling.
For this step you'll need:
- 6 Egg(s) (free range) medium, beaten
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4
Fold in the remaining flour with a metal spoon until you have a soft, smooth cake mix.
For this step you'll need:
- 300g Self-raising white flour
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5
Stir in the vanilla extract. Carefully fold in the raspberries.
For this step you'll need:
- 1tsp Vanilla extract
- Raspberries
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6
Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 25-35 minutes until golden and risen. Since this cake is long and wide make sure you check the cake is cooked through by inserting a skewer in the middle of the cake and when it is ready it should come out clean.
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Cool in the tin and then transfer onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
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For the topping, beat together the butter and a quarter of the icing sugar in a large bowl until soft. Add the remaining icing a little at a time and beat until smooth. Do not add too much icing sugar at a time else your kitchen will be covered with a layer of it!
For this step you'll need:
- 200g Butter (unsalted)
- 450g Icing sugar
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Add a little milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Spread the butter icing over the top and sides of the cake.
For this step you'll need:
- 1 tbsp Milk (whole)
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10
Find a picture of the Union Jack flag and recreate the pattern using a selection of sliced strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, leaving the white butter icing exposed to create a white line.
For this step you'll need:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Raspberries