Pay it forward and Cake!

I decided to have some me time and spend a lazy day in the kitchen. This is one of my favorite recipes, I adore caraway seed cake and it's the easiest thing in the world to make.

  

You will need;

6oz (175g) Margarine or softened butter

6oz (175g) Caster sugar

8oz (250g) Self-raising flour

3 medium eggs

3 tsp of caraway seed
2tbsp milk

I use a loaf tin and parchment liners for this but any cake tin will do, as long as it is buttered and lined to prevent the cake sticking.
Begin by creaming together the butter and sugar. I have always used margarine in my cakes rather than butter, I find it gives a far moister cake and is far easier to use. Always use a good quality brand with a high fat content.
Mix the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture along with the caraway seeds, then slowly add the flour and milk and mix until smooth. Pour the mixture into your prepared cake tin and bake in a pre-heated oven at 160°C (320°F, gas mark 3) for 45 mins-1 hr. Insert a knife or skewer in to the top of the cake and it should come out clean. If not, return the cake to the oven for a further 5mins and test again.

If you're a big fan of caraway cake, you can crush some of the seeds in a mortar before adding to the mix, but be warned this creates a very intense flavour.









I have also been testing out some new bread recipes, this one for cheese and onion bread can be found here at thepinkwhisk, check out the site if your haven't seen it before there are some amazing recipe ideas.

So now I have a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake I can get on with this,

This is the first of my creative pay it forward pieces for this year, you can visit the facebook page group here.

 A 'Pay It Forward' is a brilliant idea to spread some creative love. Post on your blog about your pay it forward and choose five people from the comments to receive something from yourself at some point this year. This has to be something handmade by you, not shop-bought. It can be anything from a drawing, quilt, knitwear, jewellery, anything you want to make. And in return those five people have to do the same on their blog.

I haven't decided yet whether to turn this into a cushion cover or a tote bag, or even just to frame it as it is.What do you think?
But for now i'm heading over to Handmade Harbour to see what the lovely creative people over there have been getting up to.