About the bake
These sweet little cakes were originally made by young women for their betrothed. Originally a full sized celebration cake, we've turned them into delightful little bites. You can make our Mini Summer Courting Cakes using fresh strawberries and balsamic vinegar.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180C (fan 160C, gas mark 4) and butter 12 holes in an non stick muffin tin (without muffin cases).
Step 2:
Beat the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy.
Step 3:
Gradually beat in the eggs followed by the vanilla bean paste, flour, almonds and milk.
Step 4:
Divide between the muffin tins (should only fill a third of the way up of each) and bake for 20 minutes until cooked through.
Step 5:
Let them sit in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
Step 6:
Meanwhile for the topping toss the strawberries with balsamic vinegar and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
Step 7:
Lightly whip the cream with the vanilla bean paste and icing sugar.
Step 8:
To assemble, top the cakes firstly with cream and then the strawberries. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
Ingredients
For the cakes
- 100g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 100g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
- 100g Self-raising white flour
- 50g Almonds (ground)
- 1 tbsp Milk (whole)
For the topping
- 250g Strawberries (hulled and finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 200ml Double cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
- 3 tbsp Billington's unrefined golden icing sugar (plus extra for dusting)
Utensils
- Muffin tin
- Mixing bowl
- Cooling rack
- Whisk
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Ingredients
For the cakes
- 100g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 100g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
- 100g Self-raising white flour
- 50g Almonds (ground)
- 1 tbsp Milk (whole)
For the topping
- 250g Strawberries (hulled and finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 200ml Double cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
- 3 tbsp Billington's unrefined golden icing sugar (plus extra for dusting)
Utensils
- Muffin tin
- Mixing bowl
- Cooling rack
- Whisk