Sultana Cake

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4.9

60 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 25 mins

  • Servings

    16 slices

  • Calories

    263 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    Australian

Sultana Cake

Nana Ling's Sultana Cake Recipe from 1940 (with a secret step that makes this recipe UNBEATABLE).

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups plain flour (all-purpose flour)
  • 1 cup caster sugar (or white/granulated sugar)
  • 225 grams butter
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon essence (or ½ teaspoon lemon zest)
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups sultanas
  • pinch salt
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Instructions

  1. Put sultanas in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and boil for 3 minutes before draining off water. Set aside.
  2. Pre-heat oven to moderate (170 degrees celsius . 340 degrees fahrenheit, fan-forced).
  3. Grease a loaf tin (approx 24 x 14 x 7cm) and line with baking paper.
  4. Beat butter, sugar, essences and salt to a cream.
  5. Add beaten eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  6. Sift flour and baking powder together and gradually fold into mixture or mix on lowest speed of your stand mixer.
  7. Add sultanas to the mixture and stir through gently until evenly distributed through the mixture.
  8. Pour mixture into prepare loaf tin and bake for 1 - 1 ¼ hours or until cooked.
  9. Leave to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Storing: Stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, Sultana Cake should last for a few days – but is best, of course, fresh.
  • Freezing: Wrap in plastic food wrap and freeze for up to a few months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
  • Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
  • Tips:
  • For best results, take the egg and butter out of the fridge about half an hour before you start so they can come down to room temperature. This will allow them to more easily blend with the other ingredients, creating a smooth cake mixture.
  • You'll know it's cooked when it's a light golden colour. You should also listen to the cake as you take it from the oven. If you can still hear it sizzling then it's still cooking. Pop it back in the oven for another few minutes.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 263kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 71mg (24%) Sodium 108mg (5%) Potassium 162mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 21g (42%) Vitamin A 411IU (8%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 30mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 263 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 263kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Potassium 162mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 21g 42%
Vitamin A 411IU 8%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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