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The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

Plain Cake

Plain and simple (sponge) cake.
This is an English recipe.

Ingredients

50gm margarine
150 gm self raising flour
150 gm Traidcraft Fair Tradecaster sugar
1 hens egg
FAIRTRADE Sources
Sugar

Method

Preparation

Pre-heat the oven to Gas Mark 4.
Line a 9 inch baking tin with clingfilm.
Cream the margarine and sugar in a mixing bowl with the back of a spoon until smooth.
Beat in the egg.
Fold in the flour.
The mixture should be at a dropping consistency, i.e. "should slide off a spoon reluctantly after a few seconds". If too stiff, add milk 10 ml at a time until the desired consistency is achieved.
Place the mixture in the tine and spread out with a spoon or spatula.

Cooking

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Allow to cool before turning out onto a wire cooling rack.