History corner buttermilk currant cake

Name: History corner buttermilk currant cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 340 g (3/4 libras) plain flour; 115 g (1/4 libra) unsalted butter; 115 g (1/4 libra) caster sugar; 170 g (6 oz) currants; Pinch of spice; ¾ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar; 440ml (3 gills) buttermilk; Optional (not in original recipe): 2 tablespoons Demerara to sprinkle on top of cake

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1 h 25 m

Ingredients

340 g (3/4 libras) plain flour
115 g (1/4 libra) unsalted butter
115 g (1/4 libra) caster sugar
170 g (6 oz) currants
Pinch of spice
¾ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
440ml (3 gills) buttermilk
Optional (not in original recipe): 2 tablespoons Demerara to sprinkle on top of cake

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time1 h 10 m

Preheat the oven to 170?C/Fan oven 150C/325F/Gas Mark 3. Line a 23cm round springform tin with baking paper.
You could get away with a 20 cm tin but make sure that the baking paper comes up a good 2cm above the height of the tin.
Sieve the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. If you prefer, you can do this in a food processor.
Stir in the sugar, currants, spice and cream of tartar. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in a little of the buttermilk then add to the mix, stirring well.
Stir in the remaining buttermilk. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface.
If using, sprinkle the Demerara over the top of the batter.
Bake for approximately 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Stand the cake, in its tin, on a wire rack until the tin is cool enough to safely handle and remove.
Leave the cake to cool completely on the wire rack.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.

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