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Upside Down Peach& Saffron Cake: Rachel Allen


By Rachel Allen Celebrity Chef
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A unique cake, full of exciting flavour that is sure to impress company
Ingredients
50 g (2oz) butter
175 g (6oz) caster sugar
4 fresh peaches, quartered and stones removed, or 1 x 410g tin of sliced peaches
200 g (7oz) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
200 ml (7fl oz) buttermilk
75 ml (3fl oz) sunflower oil
large pinch of saffron
greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream, to serve
26 cm (101/2 in) diameter ovenproof frying pan
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Place the butter in the frying pan and melt over a medium heat, then sprinkle over 50g (2oz) of the sugar and cook for 3 minutes or until light golden, stirring regularly.
Remove from the heat and add the peaches in a single layer, cut side down. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl, add the remaining caster sugar and mix together.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, sunflower oil and saffron. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, then pour in the buttermilk mixture and whisk together to form a very soft batter.
Pour the batter evenly over the peaches, taking care not to disturb them in the pan, then place in the oven and bake for 30–35 minutes or until slightly springy in the middle and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool for just 5 minutes before turning out by placing an inverted serving plate over the top of the pan and turning the pan and plate over together in one quick movement.
Serve warm or at room temperature with Greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream.
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Lemongrass Coconut Cake: Rachel Allen


By Rachel Allen Celebrity Chef
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A quirky combination. The end result? A scrumptious cake for all to enjoy.
Ingredients
4 stalks of lemongrass, base and tops trimmed, outer leaves removed but reserved for the syrup (see below)
250 g (9oz) caster sugar
4 eggs
200 g (7oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
125 g (41/2 oz) desiccated coconut
125 g (41/2 oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
2 tsp baking powder
greek yoghurt or creme fraiche, to serve
for the syrup
reserved trimmings and outer leaves of the lemongrass (see above)
75 g (3oz) caster sugar
23cm (9in) diameter cake tin with 6cm
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Butter the sides of the cake tin and dust with flour, then line the base with a disc of baking parchment.
Slice the lemongrass stalks quite thinly into rounds about 3mm (1?8in) thick, then place in a food processor with the caster sugar and whiz for 1–2 minutes or until the lemongrass is finely puréed and very aromatic.
Add the eggs, butter and coconut and whiz again until combined, then sift the flour and baking powder together and add to the machine, whizzing very briefly just until the ingredients come together.
Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 40–45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. While the cake is cooking, make the syrup.
Roughly chop the lemongrass trimmings, place in a saucepan with the sugar and 75ml (3fl oz) of water and set over a high heat. Stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved, then bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes before removing from the heat and leaving to infuse.
When the cake has finished baking, take it out of the oven and let it sit in the tin for 10 minutes. Loosen around the edges using a small, sharp knife and carefully remove the cake from the tin before transferring to a serving plate.
Reheat the syrup, then pierce holes all over the cake with a skewer and pour the hot syrup through a sieve onto the cake, moving the pan and sieve around as you pour so that the syrup covers the top of the cake. Allow the cake to cool down completely.
Serve with a dollop of natural Greek yoghurt or crème fraiche.
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Upside Down Peach& Saffron Cake: Rachel Allen


By Rachel Allen Celebrity Chef
More from
Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries


A unique cake, full of exciting flavour that is sure to impress company
Ingredients
50 g (2oz) butter
175 g (6oz) caster sugar
4 fresh peaches, quartered and stones removed, or 1 x 410g tin of sliced peaches
200 g (7oz) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
200 ml (7fl oz) buttermilk
75 ml (3fl oz) sunflower oil
large pinch of saffron
greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream, to serve
26 cm (101/2 in) diameter ovenproof frying pan
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Place the butter in the frying pan and melt over a medium heat, then sprinkle over 50g (2oz) of the sugar and cook for 3 minutes or until light golden, stirring regularly.
Remove from the heat and add the peaches in a single layer, cut side down. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl, add the remaining caster sugar and mix together.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, sunflower oil and saffron. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, then pour in the buttermilk mixture and whisk together to form a very soft batter.
Pour the batter evenly over the peaches, taking care not to disturb them in the pan, then place in the oven and bake for 30–35 minutes or until slightly springy in the middle and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool for just 5 minutes before turning out by placing an inverted serving plate over the top of the pan and turning the pan and plate over together in one quick movement.
Serve warm or at room temperature with Greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream.
Posted on

Upside Down Peach& Saffron Cake: Rachel Allen


By Rachel Allen Celebrity Chef
More from
Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries


A unique cake, full of exciting flavour that is sure to impress company
Ingredients
50 g (2oz) butter
175 g (6oz) caster sugar
4 fresh peaches, quartered and stones removed, or 1 x 410g tin of sliced peaches
200 g (7oz) plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
200 ml (7fl oz) buttermilk
75 ml (3fl oz) sunflower oil
large pinch of saffron
greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream, to serve
26 cm (101/2 in) diameter ovenproof frying pan
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Place the butter in the frying pan and melt over a medium heat, then sprinkle over 50g (2oz) of the sugar and cook for 3 minutes or until light golden, stirring regularly.
Remove from the heat and add the peaches in a single layer, cut side down. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl, add the remaining caster sugar and mix together.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, sunflower oil and saffron. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, then pour in the buttermilk mixture and whisk together to form a very soft batter.
Pour the batter evenly over the peaches, taking care not to disturb them in the pan, then place in the oven and bake for 30–35 minutes or until slightly springy in the middle and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool for just 5 minutes before turning out by placing an inverted serving plate over the top of the pan and turning the pan and plate over together in one quick movement.
Serve warm or at room temperature with Greek yoghurt or softly whipped cream.