{"id":152,"date":"2013-12-11T18:24:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T18:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:47:47","slug":"saffron-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/saffron-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Saffron Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Cornish classic, perfect for tea time served with a generous smear of clotted cream. 1-2 hours preparation time and makes a<a href=\"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/saffroncake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-153\" alt=\"saffroncake\" src=\"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/saffroncake.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" title=\"\"><\/a> 1kg\/2.2lb cake<\/p>\n<div id=\"ingredients\">\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tsp <a title=\"Click Here To Visit Our Store\" href=\"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/saffron\/8-1-gram-authentic-grade-1-spanish-grown-saffron-threads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saffron<\/a> strands<\/li>\n<li>125ml\/4\u00bdfl oz milk<\/li>\n<li>500g\/1lb 2oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried, fast-action yeast<\/li>\n<li>pinch salt<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp freshly grated nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>250g\/9oz cold butter, cut into cubes, plus extra for greasing<\/li>\n<li>250g\/9oz caster sugar<\/li>\n<li>300g\/10oz currants<\/li>\n<li>50g\/2oz candied peel<\/li>\n<li>200g\/7oz clotted cream, to serve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparation method<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Grease a 1kg\/2.2lb loaf tin with butter.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the <a title=\"Click Here To Visit Our Store\" href=\"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saffron strands<\/a> and milk in a pan over a medium heat until the milk mixture has turned yellow and is almost simmering.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, salt and nutmeg until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add the butter and sugar and rub in using your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the currants and candied peel until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Pour over the <a title=\"Buy 2 Gram Of Spanish Saffron With Free Delivery\" href=\"http:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/saffron\/10-2-grams-authentic-grade-1-spanish-grown-saffron-threads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saffron<\/a>-infused milk and stir until the mixture comes together as a soft dough.<\/li>\n<li>Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead lightly until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the dough to the prepared loaf tin. Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30-45 minutes, or until risen.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 180C\/350F\/Gas 4.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the saffron cake to the oven and bake for 45 minutes to one hour, or until the cake is pale golden-brown and has risen.<\/li>\n<li>Set the cake aside to cool slightly, then turn out of the loaf tin onto a plate and cut into slices. Serve with clotted cream.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/recipes\/saffroncake_91341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By James Martin<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cornish classic, perfect for tea time served with a generous smear of clotted cream. 1-2 hours preparation time and makes a 1kg\/2.2lb cake Ingredients 1 tsp saffron strands 125ml\/4\u00bdfl oz milk 500g\/1lb 2oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting \u00bd tsp dried, fast-action yeast pinch salt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7,13,30,10,9,11,38,8],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-buy-saffron-online","tag-buysaffrononline-co-uk","tag-cooking-with-saffron","tag-fresh-saffron","tag-grade-1-saffron","tag-pure-saffron","tag-saffron-cake","tag-spanish-saffron"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":388,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions\/388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buysaffrononline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}