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Sultana Cake

Learn how to make a delicious Sultana Cake, using Ella’s favourite recipe. This is a simple and easy to follow recipe and we think you’ll love it. Ingredients 8oz Butter (softened) 8oz Caster Sugar 12oz Sultanas 4 Eggs 12oz Plain Flour Method Place sultanas in saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil, strain, […]

Sugar Paste

Ingredients: 60ml Water 1 tabsp Gelatine 3 tabsp Liquid Glucose 3 teasp Glycerine 1kg (2lb) Icing Sugar (approx) Method: 1) Put water in a double saucepan or very heavy saucepan. Add gelatine and stir over low heat until all is dissolved 2) Remove from heat, add glucose and glycerine, stir until cool but not cold […]

Royal Icing

Ingredients: OR Water ½ pt 4 tabsp Albumen Powder 1 ¾ oz ½ oz Icing sugar 3 ½ lb 1 lb Method: By Machine – 1) Add albumen powder to the water and mix thoroughly 2) Strain the mixture into the mixing bowl and add the icing sugar 3) Beat on the slowest speed for […]

Rich Fruit Cake

8oz / 225g Butter 5oz / 150g Self-raising flour 5oz / 150g Plain flour 8oz / 225g Soft light brown sugar 1oz / 25g Ground almonds 5 Eggs 1 tabsp Honey Rind of 1 Lemon and 1 Orange 3lb Mixed fruit (soaked for at least 48 hours in 1 tabsp glycerine and 4 tabsp brandy) […]

Pastillage

Ingredients: 2 lb Icing Sugar 120ml Water 3 teasp (level) Gelatine 1 teasp (level) Gum Tragacanth Method: 1) Soak gelatine in water for 3 hours or overnight – sponge thoroughly 2) Sieve gun trag. through icing sugar 3) Dissolve gelatine 4) Add together in mixer 5) Wrap in plastic bag – seal well Quantity makes […]

Mexican Paste

Ingredients: 8oz (250g) Icing Sugar 3 x 5ml Gum Tragacanth 1 x 5ml Liquid Glucose 6 x 5ml Water (warm) Method: 1) Sieve icing sugar and gum trag 2) Melt liquid glucose in warm water 3) Add liquid to sugar – mix at low speed until white and stringy (5 minutes) 4) Knead together 5) […]

Flower Paste

Ingredients: 25ml (5 teasp) Cold Water 10ml (2 teasp) Powdered Gelatine 450g (1lb/ 4 cups) Icing Sugar (or 14oz Icing Sugar and 2oz Cornflour) 15ml (3 teasp) Gum Tragacanth 10ml (2 teasp) Liquid Glucose 15ml (3 teasp) White Vegetable Fat (shortening) e.g. Trex 1 Egg White (large) with string removed OR 50ml of Albumen Solution […]

Boiled Genoese

6 Eggs 282g Caster Sugar 250g Butter 250g Soft Flour 35g Glycerine Grated rind of lemon / orange Method – 1) Break eggs into bowl and warm gently 2) Heath sugar in a bowl in the oven 3) Melt the butter in a large saucepan until the water contents boils 4) Remove from the heat, […]

Boiled Almond Paste

This homemade almond paste recipe is a must for making a special Victoria sandwich sponge as you can make it a little softer for perfect cutting.