20 May 2011

Fat Friday...


I'mma go right ahead and say that this recipe is good. Sunshine on a rainy day, cold side of the pillow kinda good. It's light, moist, and colourful. It's...it's......bread.

Wait. What? Bread you say? Yep. Or at least that's what Joy calls it. Mango lime bread. And boy is it noice.

Now I'm not one to cause disputes, but to me this was certainly no bread as I know it. Cooked in a loaf tin, yes. But bready? No not really. It was cake. Super-moist, delectable cake that seemed to evaporate from it's tin. Funny that.

Anyway, I'm going to give into persuasion here and continue to call this one bread. Why? Well, not least because bread is eaten at lunch. And sometime breakfast. And frankly, I'd quite like to eat this 'bread' all day long. So thank-you Joy, for giving me the best sandwich alternative around. Goodybye Warburton's, hello sunshine.

INGREDIENTS

I know...it's a lot. But once they're all chucked together, they make the sweetest summer treat - trust me, it's worth it.

First off, preheat the oven to 350°F // GM 4 // 180°C. Grease a loaf tin, dust with flour and shake out the excess. You'll also need two ungreased baking trays...more on that later.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, caster sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.

Then crumble in the muscavado sugar with your fingers - ridding it of any big lumps [Fergie wouldn't be very proud]


Whisk together the eggs and oil and pour over the dry ingredients. Stir until thick and incorporated.


Now for the sunshine. Zest the lime and grate the apple. Add them both to the mixture above along with those lovely raisins and drained mango slices [I chopped them up in to smaller pieces].


Once all of the ingredients are stirred in well, pour the mixture into the pre-greased, flour-dusted loaf tin. Now for those two baking trays: to create a little insulation, and stop the cake base from burning, layer two baking trays and pop the filled loaf tin on top of them before putting it in the oven....


Now just bake it for about 1 1/2 hours [I know... I willed it to bake faster but alas, the cake-gods failed to hear me] and bring out when golden on top and cooked in the centre. If the crust begins to brown too quickly, just cover with some foil for the remaining time. Et voila.


If it's refusing to slide out of the tin, just run a knife around the very edges - take care not to slice into it though - severe injuries could occur...


Poor cake. Don't make my mistake and leave the poor guy hanging. Slice it off, eat it up and go in for seconds. Oh wait...that last part I had down to a t.

xxx

23 comments:

Tat said...

omg *drools*

Sarah said...

looks amaaaaziiingg! i think i'm going to have to try this one! xxx

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Yu said...

Why I don't inconspicuously come round on Fridays I have no idea.

Anazuz said...

yummy. I have taste on it!

daisychain said...

I have literally just had to mop up dribble.

Goodbye dignity.

Vicki said...

yum this looks amazing!! im such a rubbish chef! x

Unknown said...

Man, this looks good! And it's bread and fruit! What could be more awesome than that?!

herecomesthesun said...

I love your recipe posts!! Thanks for sharing, I'll let you know if I give it a go!

Ella said...

oh Ellie you have made me so hungry! I will have to consume the rest of this packet of jaffa cakes and pretend im eating that bread! bread is my ultimately comfort food! yummm xx
Ella @ Belle Vintage

Anonymous said...

Yummy. I love your fat fridays! :)x

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Susie said...

This looks so amazing! I wonder what would happen if you threw some coconut in too...hmmm...

Underground Ladies said...

Really nice article ! Love cooking :)Xx

Winnie said...

Yummers! I so love your Fat Friday posts. I love fruit loaf and I sometimes just eat it straight out of the bag so this is right up my street!

Tegan said...

my friends and I do Fat Friday! This is great - love your blog! xo

♥ Sadie ♥ said...

Mmm, looks yummy!!

Sadie xx

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Temporary:Secretary said...

ANOTHER amazing recipe post! I love these, thank you for taking the time to do this - you *need* to get a publishing deal on a recipe book. we'd all buy it!!! x

Unknown said...

OMGGGGG looks so yummmy.

LittleMissLee said...

mmmmmmm looks totally yummy!

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xxx

Emma Louise said...

NomNom. Friday is my fat day and Im bookmarking this post so I can make it on Friday! I'll let ya know how I get on!

popdisorder said...

oh this must taste so cool!

VictoriasProcrastinationProject said...

Mmm this looks yummy. Love the way you've listed the ingredients :)

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Rachel said...

This recipe looks incredible - will be trying this out!