Photo: Marina Oliphant
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Ingredients
- 125g castor sugar
- 100g butter, softened
- 1 tsp grated lemon rind
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 150g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 75ml milk
- 1 or 2 figs, halved, or other fruit
- 2 tbsp yoghurt or cream, optional
- Honey, optional
- Topping:
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 40g castor sugar
Method
Heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Beat the sugar, butter and lemon rind together until pale. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well, then the vanilla. Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with the milk. Transfer to a well-buttered, paper-lined 20cm round or square cake tin and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and leave to rest on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together. Remove the cake from the tin, brush with the melted butter and scatter with cinnamon sugar until well coated. Serve warm or at room temperature, with ripe figs, cream or yoghurt and a drizzle of honey if you like.
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