We get through a lot of
cereal here at JibberJabber Towers but the one thing that bothers me
is the amount of waste. At the bottom of each packet there is a pile
of crumbs. If you try to eat it you'll feel like you're eating dust.
I've tried to tempt the birds with it but I think I have spoilt them
with seed and fatballs and the fussy little feathered things won't
touch the cereal. So what do I do with all these crumbs? Well, I have
long lived by the theory that whatever food you have can be baked
into a cake so this what I did.
This is a take on a fruited
tea cake but takes just an hour to soak up the fruit. I used cold tea
leftover from the breakfast teapot. On this occasion it was Earl
Grey. We are quite sophisticated here but my brother still thinks I
am a barbarian for having a propensity to drink out of mugs rather
than tea cups. As with most fruited tea loaves this gets better a few
days after making it...if you can leave it that long.
I used bran flakes in this
recipe so with no eggs or added fat my version was a vegan cake.
Obviously this will depend on what cereal you use as many do contain
cow's milk or chocolate in some form.
Equipment:
1lb (450g) loaf tin lined, large bowl
Ingredients
2½
oz (65g) Cereal crumbs
6oz
(170g) Mixed dried fruit
5oz
(140g) Demerara sugar
8
fl oz (235ml/1 cup) cold black tea
5oz
(140g) Self-raising flour
½
tsp (2.5ml) Mixed spice
Method
1.
Put the cereal, fruit and sugar in a bowl and cover with the cold
tea. Stir the mixture altogether and leave to soak for at least an
hour.
2.
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4.
3.
Mix in the flour and mixed spice and spoon it into the lined loaf
tin.
4.
Bake for an hour and 15 minutes until the skewer comes out clean. If
necessary cover the cake whilst baking to stop the top from burning.
5.
Turn out of the loaf tin, remove the liner and leave to cool on a
wire rack.
Linking
up with No Waste Food
Challenge at
Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary, Bake of the Week at Casa Costello, #CookBlogShare at Supergolden Bakes and Tasty Tuesdays at Honest Mum.
I am on the look out for more vegan recipes. I'm not vegan but they are definitely going to be better for you without eggs and butter etc. Sounds yummy! #tastytuesday
ReplyDeleteI"m not vegan either but I find it so handy to have a selection of recipes that are. You're certainly not missing anything!
DeleteWhat a fab idea, great way to use cereal crumbs. Bet this is great for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteCake is great to be eaten at any time of the day! With all the dried fruit in it this is a particularly good way to start the day.
DeleteThat's inspired and looks very delicious. Great if you are looking for a vegan cake too. :)
ReplyDeleteIt got better and better as the days went on and then it was all gone!
DeleteOh wow that looks delicious! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using the cereal dust (although I am not above eating it) and this really looks like a lovely cake to go with a cup of Earl Grey – teacup or mug! Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare
ReplyDeleteThis is a FANTASTIC creative way to use up leftovers! I love it and it looks delicious! Thank you for sharing with the no waste food challenge :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that delicious recipe here! It's a great way to use all waste and I bet children will love it too!
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