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Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble Cake Recipe by Neven Maguire

This versatile cake recipe is best served warm as a pudding or cold as a teatime treat. I like it with whipped cream, but it would also be good with crème fraîche, clotted cream, vanilla ice cream or custard.

If you don’t fancy the rhubarb, try using apples or blackberries, depending on the time of year.

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

Crumble
125g (4½oz) plain flour
75g (3oz) butter, softened
4 tbsp caster sugar
Pinch of ground cinnamon

Rhubarb
750g (1lb 10oz) rhubarb, cut into
1cm (½in) pieces
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp ground ginger

Sponge
175g (6oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
175g (6oz) plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp milk whipped cream, to serve

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/gas mark 5). Butter a 23cm (9in) loose-bottomed cake tin and line the base with non-stick baking paper.
2. To make the crumble, place the flour, butter, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse until crumbly.
3. Place the rhubarb in a bowl and tip in the sugar and ginger. Toss until evenly coated.
4. To make the sponge, beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, a little at a time, along with 1 tablespoon of the flour when you have added about half of the beaten eggs – this will stop it from curdling. Sift over the rest of the flour and the baking powder and fold in gently but thoroughly. Finally, fold in the milk.
5. Spread the sponge batter over the base of the prepared cake tin and pile the sugared rhubarb on top, then sprinkle over the crumble topping. Bake for about 1 hour, until the sides of the cake have shrunk away slightly from the tin, the rhubarb is soft and the crumble is golden brown. To test if the cake is done, insert a fine metal skewer into the middle – if it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, set on a wire rack.
6. To serve, cut the rhubarb and ginger crumble cake into slices
and arrange on plates with a dollop of whipped cream.

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RECIPE FROM NEVEN MAGUIRE’S COMPLETE FAMILY COOKBOOK

neven maguires complete family cookbookThank heaven for Neven! This definitive cookbook will be a lifesaver in every family’s kitchen. Our families are the most important people in our lives, so when it comes to mealtimes we want to give them the best we can. This new definitive collection from Neven Maguire gives you all the inspiration and help you’ll need to get more of the good stuff into your family’s diet and make homemade food the heart of your home.

The book also includes lots of tips on how to wean the family off processed food for meal and snack times, how to plan for large family gatherings, how to cut down on food waste and how to bake the perfect celebration cake.

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Neven Maguire’s Complete Family Cookbook is published by Gill Books and available to buy in all good book stores and online at www.gillbooks.ie/cookery.

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