Stone fruit tea cake

Ingredients

• 150 g plain flour
• 1/2  teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon salt
• 80 g caster sugar
• 80 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 1  tablespoon orange rind
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar or more if the fruits are sour
• 120 g strawberries
• 120 g blueberries
• 2 kiwi fruits
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

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Preparation

• Sift flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. Cream butter and sugar till light and creamy. Add in eggs, stir in orange rind and vanilla. The mixture is a bit watery.
• Add flour in 2 or 3 batches, mixing well with each addition. Cut up the fruits. Half the strawberries and cut the kiwi into quarters.
• Spoon more than half the batter onto the base of a lighty greased and floured 8 inch round springform pan. Spread evenly.
• Scatter the cut fruits over the batter and spoon the remaining batter, in blotches at random onto the fruits. Sprinkle a generous amount of demerara sugar on top.
• Bake in a preaheated oven @ 160 - 180 deg C for 30 to 35 minutes. till golden brown and firm.
• Cool for 30 mins. before serving.