History Cookbook: Caraway Seed Cake
About this recipe
Healthiness : (601 votes)
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 1.5 - 2 hours
Number of servings: 24
This is a vegetarian recipe
Caraway seed cake was very popular with the Victorians, it was often eaten after a heavy meal as caraway seeds have good digestive qualities.
Cooking Time: 1.5 - 2 hours
Number of servings: 24
This is a vegetarian recipe
Caraway seed cake was very popular with the Victorians, it was often eaten after a heavy meal as caraway seeds have good digestive qualities.
Ingredients
- 450g butter (at room temperature)
- 450g plain flour
- 350g caster sugar
- 20g caraway seeds
- 6 eggs, whisked
- 200ml milk
- ground mace
- freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
Equipment
- Weighing Scales
- Whisk
- Measuring Jug
- Large Cake Tin
- Greaseproof Paper
- Electric Whisk or Wooden Spoon
- Mixing Bowl
- Grater
- Wire Rack
Making and cooking it

- Grease a large cake tin with butter and line the bottom with greaseproof paper (this stops the cake from sticking to the tin)
- Pre-heat oven to 170 degree C
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together using an electirc whisk or wooden spoon, until light and pale
- Mix in the flour
- Mix together the caraway seeds, mace and freshly grated nutmeg and add to the cake mixture and mix well
- Carefully break the eggs into a seperate bowl and gently whisk with a fork.
- Gradually add small amounts of egg to the mixture and mix in until you've used all the egg
- Finally, pour in the milk and mix for another 5 minutes to make sure everything is all is mixed up
- Pour the cake mixture into the tin and bake for 1.5 - 2 hours (ask an adult to help you tes tif the cake is cook by pushin a skewer into the cake, if it comes out clean it is cooked)
- Carefully tekae the cake out of the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes before taking out of the tin
- Leave to cool on a wire rack before cutting into slices

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Name: Beth | 9th February 2017 |
Jane and Helen eat seed cake in 'Jane Eyre' with Miss Temple! |
Name: Ds | 28th March 2016 |
great |
Name: Nininuni | 18th September 2014 |
It looks nice |
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