Thursday, April 26, 2012

An English Traditional Dish

I was looking for more information on specific desserts in certain places, and a traditional dessert that is served in England is Orange Marmalade Cake.  Like the website says, these recipes make the dessert traditional because they have been passed down from generation to generation.  They were served back in the olden times, and are still being baked today.

Ingredients

  • 200g (7oz) butter
  • 200g granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • 500g flour
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 450g (1lb) English Marmalade
  • juice of half an orange
  • 55g (2oz) ground almonds


Preparation

English Marmalade
Pre-heat your oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6.
Cream the butter and sugar until white, then add the egg and orange zest.
Add the flour and baking powder and use your fingers to combine into crumbs.
Grease a 25cm / 10in springform tin and press half the crumble mixture into the base.
Spread the marmalade over the crumble base. If your marmalade is firmly set, dilute it with the orange juice.
Add the ground almonds to the remaining crumble mix and cover the top of the cake.
Bake for 40-60 minutes until the top is golden brown.
Cool in the tin until warm before turning out onto a wire rack or presentation plate.

Read more: 
http://www.essentially-england.com/orange-marmalade-cake.html#ixzz1tCpFwHG4

Is this a credible source? 
Yes, and the title is called Orange Marmalade Cake- with an author named Sue.  
Although it does not cite the specific date of when the website was made, it does link websites, and looks very thorough compared to the research I have been doing on this project.  This source has lots of information and looks like a place of research that I can trust.  

2 comments:

  1. This post made a good point when you told me how to make a traditional desert. I think it sounds really good. I like how your blog post is very organized and the picture is a perfect touch to the display. Good job

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  2. Your post made me want to learn more about other traditional deserts, because this one sounds very delicious. Also, do you know of any other traditional recipes from other countries?

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