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Cardamon Loaf

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This recipe is from the Hummingbird Bakery ‘Cake Days’ cook book, a baking bible.

Ingredients

  • 190g unsalted butter
  • 190g plain flour
  • 15 cardamon pods split and crushed
  • 190g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 30ml soured cream
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp vanilla essence

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees
  2. Mix together the butter and sugar
  3. Add the eggs and mix
  4.  Add the flour and mix
  5. Add the crushed cardamon pods
  6. Add the vanilla essence
  7. Add the soured cream and mix
  8. Add the baking powder and mix
  9. Put in a greased loaf tin and bake for 60 minutes

This will smell amazing as it cooks. The flavour reminds me of Indian sweets, it is a very interesting flavour and the loaf has become a favourite in our house!