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Seed Cake

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Seed Cake

An old-fashioned British caraway seed cake, fragrant, buttery and properly comforting. Folding the caraway seeds through the batter along with mace and nutmeg is what layers warm spice through every slice, rather than leaving the caraway as isolated pockets of flavour.

Total time
65 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
British
vegetarian

Ingredients

175gbutter, softened
175gcaster sugar
3eggs
225gself-raising flour
2 tspcaraway seeds
1 tbspmilk
pinchmace
pinchnutmeg

Instructions

1

Beat butter and sugar until pale.

2

Beat in eggs one at a time.

3

Fold in flour, caraway seeds, mace, nutmeg and milk.

4

Pour into a greased loaf tin.

5

Bake at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
774
Protein
11.3g
Fat
42g
Carbs
91.4g
Fiber
3.7g
Sodium
399mg

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