cake — Recipes — ALEXANDRA DUDLEY

Chocolate Banana Bread

This cake is chocolatey, bananary and has super squidge. A shot of coffee really makes the chocolate flavour sing (even if you aren’t a coffee drinker it’s worth it).

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Spiced Ginger And Pear Cake

Richly spiced and almost fudgy, this is a dense, sticky cake reminiscent of the classic Jamaican ginger cake. Freshly chopped pears give it a fruity, lighter note making it the perfect accompaniment to a morning cup of coffee.

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Chocolate, Olive Oil Banana Bread

This recipe was originally written for Town & Country UK.

I always feel lucky when I find a bunch of forgotten bananas, spotty skinned and ripe and ready for banana bread. There are few smells as inviting as the smell of a banana loaf rising in the oven and as cakes go its certainly one of the more virtuous ones using no added sugar.

Gooseberry, orange and almond cake

A wonderfully moist cake with zappy gooseberries that pop in your mouth and a zesty undertone of citrus. Very good with coffee or a good cup of tea.

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Rhubarb almond frangipane tart with marmalade glaze

This is a crustless tart made with a naturally gluten free almond frangipane. The rhubarb gives it a wonderful sweet tang. I chose to use marmalade for the glaze and if you like a little sharpness you’ll enjoy it immensely.

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Blood Orange, Polenta, Almond Cake

As with most cakes, this tastes even better the day after, as the caramely, orangey goodness gets the chance to seep down to the bottom. But I have to say that generally by the time I have turned it out I am itching for at least one slice.