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Edward Hayden: Try This Delicious Rhubarb Crumble Cake Recipe

Hi everyone, I hope that you are all well. Rhubarb is in prime condition at the minute and my wonderful neighbour Ann Hayden always shares some of her glorious rhubarb with me so for your consideration this week I have created a wonderful dish. It is a most unusual recipe, is it a cake, is it a crumble? Who knows? What I do know for sure is that it is so tasty-Make it this week and enjoy!

Recipe

Cake Mixture:

8oz/225g softened butter

8oz/225g demerara sugar

4 eggs

1 tablespoon milk (approx)

8oz/225g plain flour

2oz/50g ground almonds

1 rounded teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Fruit Filling:

1oz/25g butter

1oz/25g caster sugar

5 sticks rhubarb, chopped

1 tablespoon honey

Crumble Topping:

3oz/75g hard butter

3oz/75g demerara sugar

4oz/110g plain flour

1oz/25g flaked almonds

Pinch cinnamon

Method

Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas Mark 3.

Grease an 8 inch/20cm deep round cake tin.

Line the base and the sides of the tin with some baking parchment.

Fruit Topping:

Heat a little butter in a large frying pan, add in the chunks of rhubarb and cook gently for a couple of minutes.

Add the caster sugar and continue to cook until the sugar has dissolved. You just need to soften (not cook) the rhubarb. Turn off the heat and allow the rhubarb mixture to cool down.

Crumble Topping:

Sieve the plain flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar and the cinnamon and mix well.

Cut the butter into cubes and, using the tips of your fingers, rub this into the flour and sugar mixture.

Add in the flaked almonds now and cover until needed.

Cake Mixture:

Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add in the eggs and milk. Sieve together the flour, baking powder, ground almonds and cinnamon and add these to the mixture also. Mix well until a creamy consistency has been achieved.

Assembly:

Place approximately half of the cake mixture into the prepared tin.

Carefully arrange half of the rhubarb mixture on top of the cake and then sprinkle approximately half of the crumble topping on top of this.

Carefully spread the remaining cake mixture on top of this.

Neatly arrange the rest of the apple and rhubarb on top of the cake and then cover with the remaining crumble.

Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.

After the first 45 minutes reduce the oven temperature to 150C/300F/Gas Mark 2 check on the cake and, if the cake is browning excessively, you can cover it with some tin foil or baking parchment and

You'll know the cake is cooked by inserting a skewer into the middle of the cake and ensuring that the skewer comes away clean.

Allow the cake to cool slightly in the tin and then carefully remove the cake from the tin and place it on a large serving platter.

Drizzle the cake with the honey and serve with some freshly-whipped cream or crème fraiche.

Tesco Launches 'Best Of British' Page On Website To Help Support UK Farmers

The page includes fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products, as well as recipes such as a Spring potato salad and apple and berry crumble

The new Tesco 'Best of British' page on its website features over 500 products (

Image: PA Wire/PA Images)

Tesco has followed in the footsteps of its rivals by launching a "Best of British" page on its website, aimed at helping customers support local farmers and producers.

The new page features over 500 British products, ranging from fruit and vegetables to meat, fish, eggs, and dairy items, as well as recipe suggestions like a Spring potato salad and apple and berry crumble. In light of recent inflationary challenges and adverse weather conditions, Tesco stated it remains committed to supporting the industry and continues to be a "key partner" in addressing long-term issues such as climate change and loss of nature.

Ashwin Prasad, Tesco's chief commercial officer, said: "Supporting British farmers, growers and suppliers remains critical to ensuring we have a robust food industry here in the UK, and we count ourselves as proud champions of British agriculture, striving to source produce from the UK wherever possible."

He added: "Our customers share our love for British produce, and we want to do all we can to make it as easy to find as possible, no matter how they shop with us, so we're thrilled to be launching our Best of British page on our groceries website, bringing together over 500 hundred quality, affordable British products to choose from."

This move by Tesco mirrors actions taken by competitors including Ocado, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Morrisons, who have added similar tabs to their websites in response to calls for supermarkets to back local farmers. The move comes after an open letter penned by Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans and endorsed by 125 cross-party MPs was sent to the chief executives of eight major supermarkets.

The letter called for a filter that would guide shoppers towards homegrown food, in an effort to stimulate the economy and reduce the UK's carbon footprint. It was signed by representatives from all main political parties in England and Wales. It suggested that this "small change" could grant "customers greater autonomy over their food choices" and potentially encourage seasonal eating.

Dr Evans expressed his approval, saying: "I'm pleased to welcome Tesco to the fray. It's great to see the UK's largest supermarket join other major retailers in implementing an online 'Buy British' section which will support our farmers and give consumers greater choice."

"This is really welcome news and a step forward in supporting our nation's food growers and producers by showcasing over 500 homegrown items, with everything from meat and vegetables to dairy products now easier to find on the 'Best of British' tab."

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