UK HBBR

Those who have been to the same Rallies as me may know of my tradition of bringing a few loaf cakes along, a particularly healthy recipe with no heavy fats in it, in various forms. A number of requests have been made for the recipe. So for all those suffering withdrawal symptoms from mixing Epoxy and other noxious substances here is a cake you can make without weighing any ingredients – it is all based on volume. Precision is not the name of the game in this, I think it is pretty idiot proof, well if I can do it .. . . . .

Of course if you cut your fingers off, poison yourself and the family or otherwise damage your health following this recipe – it’s not my fault!

If you try it please leave a comment of encouragement or warning, as appropriate, for other potential consumers.

Chris P(N)

 Ingredients 

 Zest of 1 large lemon

Pot of lemon yoghurt (150g) {works just as well with orange yoghurt}

3 pots of self-raising flour

1.5 pots of sugar {normally 2 pots of sugar but seems to be just as acceptable with reduced sugar}

1 pot of cooking oil/olive oil

1 half t/spoon of baking powder

3 large eggs

Method

Mix gently in a bowl, turn into lined tin/s and bake for 50 min at 150 ° C (if a conventional oven probably 160 ° C, mine are fan ovens)

Pour the Juice of the lemon over the warm cake and apply a light sprinkling of sugar.

Provides enough to make 2 9×5 loaf cakes.

I vary the mix by adding ground mixed spice, mixed fruit and glace cherries to taste. A version just with the addition of glace cherries is also pleasant. In fact use your imagination, I suspect there are endless variations to the basic theme.