Fireball Cake

Name: Fireball Cake
Ingredients: 4-1/4 ounces, weight Unsalted Butter; 4-1/4 ounces, weight Light Brown Soft Sugar; 1/2 pounds, 2-5/8 ounces, weight Black Treacle (Molasses); 2 Tablespoons Water; 1-1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 2 whole Eggs; 1 tablespoon, 2 teaspoons, 1-1/4 pinches Dark Rum; 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco Sauce; 6-3/8 ounces, weight All-purpose Flour; 1/2 teaspoons Bicarbonate Of Soda; 2-1/8 ounces, weight Ground Almonds

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

4-1/4 ounces, weight Unsalted Butter
4-1/4 ounces, weight Light Brown Soft Sugar
1/2 pounds, 2-5/8 ounces, weight Black Treacle (Molasses)
2 Tablespoons Water
1-1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
2 whole Eggs
1 tablespoon, 2 teaspoons, 1-1/4 pinches Dark Rum
1/2 teaspoons Tabasco Sauce
6-3/8 ounces, weight All-purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoons Bicarbonate Of Soda
2-1/8 ounces, weight Ground Almonds

Directions

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1. Preheat the oven to 150°C and grease a baking tin (approximately 30cm square).
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2. Melt the butter, sugar, treacle and water in a saucepan until it comes to the boil. Boil for about 5 minutes before setting aside to cool.
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3. Once cool, beat in the cinnamon, eggs, rum and a couple of drops of Tabasco.
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4. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground almonds and fold into the mixture.
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5. Place in the baking tin and bake for 50-60 minutes.
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6. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.