Bits and Pieces

I am so often asked for the recipe for the cake that goes into the packed lunches that I supply that I decided to add it to this web site!

TWESELDOWN CAKE

Small Medium Large   8 oz 12 oz 24 oz self-raising flour 3 oz 6 oz 12 oz caster sugar 3 oz 6 oz 12 oz light soft brown sugar 3 oz 6 oz 12 oz ground almonds 6 oz 6 oz 12 oz glacé cherries 3 oz 6 oz 12 oz sultanas ½ teasp 1 teasp 2 teasp mixed spice 4 oz 8 oz 16 oz margarine - melted 1  2 4 very large eggs - beaten

In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients and the fruit together and then add the melted margarine and beaten eggs and mix it all thoroughly.

Put the mixture in a suitable sized tin. I use the largest quantities and cook it in the large Aga roasting tin and I think the smallest quantity is enough for an 8” round tin

Cook it in a moderate oven until it is done, The large quantity in the Aga roasting tin takes about 1¼ - 1½ hours - turn it round half way through.

This is a very forgiving cake; if it gets forgotten it will cope with double the cooking time, then it is rather drier but still good; if you use plain flour by mistake then you get very tasty, rather thick, buiscuits; you can use any fruit mixture - it doesn’t have to be cherries and sultanas - or you can leave the fruit out altogether; I sometimes use the mixture with no fruit in to make a topping for mince pies at christmas. The only variation that was not well received was accidentally using curry powder instead of mixed spice - I haven’t used that one again!!

Never too late to start

At Berkshire Collece One Day Event Suzanne Garner, a fence judge for many years and also the Fence Judge Steward for some Events, competed in her second ever Event and finished in 10th place; her first ever Event was earlier this year at Sapey.

This achievement is well deserved and what makes it particularly noteworthy is that Sue will be 60 next year and her groom for the day, Ann Ide-Smith, is somewhere in her 70s (though I don’t know how far in).

I think this must make them the oldest Rider/Groom combination Eventing at the moment - If you know differently then please let me know on sue@fencejudging.co.uk