Sunday, January 29, 2017
Gooseberry and Orange Drizzle Cake
Gooseberry and Orange Drizzle Cake
My colleague gave me a huge box of fresh gooseberries from her garden. I dont think Ive ever baked with them before and apart from making a gooseberry fool I wasnt quite sure what to do with them. I turned to twitter and got a few very helpful suggestions including jam, crumble, cobbler or tart. As I was short on time, I decided to bake a cake and used a BBC Good Food recipe. Its essentially a light sponge cake with orange zest and fresh gooseberries and an orangle drizzle to go on top. The gooseberries sunk to the bottom of the cake and gave a lovely tart bite to the cake. The orange complemented the gooseberries well as its a subtle citrus flavour which has a sweetness to it unlike lemon or lime.
Im sending this to Formula 1 Foods hosted by Caroline from Caroline Makes. The idea is to cook something inspired by the country that is hosting the Formula 1 race. This time its in the UK which opens up a lot of possibilities particularly with using seasonal produce. It was good timing then that I got this box of gooseberries as they are very British.
Im also sending it to Simple and in Season hosted by Ren as gooseberries are in season currently.
Im sending this to Formula 1 Foods hosted by Caroline from Caroline Makes. The idea is to cook something inspired by the country that is hosting the Formula 1 race. This time its in the UK which opens up a lot of possibilities particularly with using seasonal produce. It was good timing then that I got this box of gooseberries as they are very British.
Im also sending it to Simple and in Season hosted by Ren as gooseberries are in season currently.
fresh gooseberries 
adding gooseberries to the cake batter 
I love the sugary bits from the orange drizzle 
You can see that the gooseberries sunk to the bottom of the cake Available link for download
