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Fruit dripping cake with Seville orange marmalade

Fruit dripping cake with Seville orange marmalade is built on Baking Powder, Bicarbonate Of Soda, and Ground Cinnamon. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/4 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   For the cake, place the mixed fruit, dripping, sugar and water into a pan over a medium heat and bring to the boil, stirring constantly.

2. 2

   Remove from the heat and leave to cool and soak overnight.

3. 3

   Add the eggs one by one and beat the mixture together to combine well between adding each one.

4. 4

   Pour the cake mixture into the cake tin and level the top with a palette knife.

5. 5

   Place into the oven to bake for 1-1¼ hours, or until the top is golden brown and a metal skewer comes out clean. (You may need to cover the top with aluminium foil if it starts to brown too much.)

6. 6

   Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for 30 minutes before turning out and leaving to cool completely on a wire rack.

7. 7

   Blend the orange flesh to a smooth purée and pass through a fine sieve into a non-reactive pan.

8. 8

   Remove any remaining pith from the remaining peel, then slice the peel into thin strips and set aside.

9. 9

   Add the lemon juice, water and sliced peel to the pan of orange juice and bring to the boil over a medium heat.

10. 10

    Reduce the heat and simmer for 1-1½ hours, until the peel is tender and the liquid volume has reduced by half.

11. 11

    Add the sugar and stir until it has dissolved completely.

12. 12

    Bring the mixture back to the boil and cook for a further 10 minutes, removing any froth that may form on the surface with a spoon.

13. 13

    Test whether the marmalade is ready by spooning a little onto a chilled plate and push it with your finger - it should be like jelly.

14. 14

    If it is still runny, cook for a further 5-10 minutes, or until jelly-like on the cold plate.

15. 15

    To serve, slice the cake and spread generously with the marmalade.