Jubilee Cake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
10 people
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Calories
19736 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Australian, British
Jubilee Cake
Description
Jubilee Cake combines basic baking ingredients including butter, self-rising flour, caster sugar, milk, and eggs, enriched with sultanas and glace cherries for bursts of sweetness and color. The butter is rubbed into the flour to create a slightly crumbly texture that blends into a smooth batter when combined with wet ingredients. Baking in a loaf tin yields a tight, moist crumb.
After baking, the warm cake is glazed with a smooth icing made by mixing hot milk and icing sugar, poured immediately to soak into the top. The cake is then decorated with shredded coconut and sliced almonds, adding a nutty crunch and subtle coconut flavor that contrasts pleasantly with the soft crumb and sweet dried fruits.
Serving Jubilee Cake sliced works well for teatime or light dessert, balancing the richness with the fruity notes and lightly sweetened icing. It presents as a classic fruit cake-style loaf suitable for casual or festive occasions.
Ingredients
Cake
- 20 grams butter
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ½ cup sultanas
- ¼ cup glace cherries or peel
Icing
- 1 tablespoon milk hot
- 1 cup icing sugar
Decorating
- ¼ cup coconut shredded
- ¼ cup almonds natural, sliced
Instructions
Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Grease and line a loaf tin (24 x 14cm)
- Rub chopped butter (straight from fridge) into flour.
- Add the salt and sugar and combine.
- Combine milk and well beaten egg before adding to the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine. Use a whisk if necessary to form a batter with a smooth consistency.
- Add sultanas and peel/cherries and mix well.
- Pour into loaf tine and bake for half an hour.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from tin.
Icing and Decorating
- Combine hot milk and icing sugar to a smooth consistency. Pour over the cake as soon as you remove it from the tin while it's still warm.
- Decorate with coconut and almonds.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 19736 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 197.36kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 35.42g | 12% |
| Protein | 3.38g | 7% |
| Fat | 5.22g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.29g | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 22.04mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 37.61mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 122.42mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1.2g | 5% |
| Sugar | 22.25g | 45% |
| Vitamin A | 93.5IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.23mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 33.1mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.96mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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