A cake for midsummer from Tender, Volume II: A Cook's Guide to the Fruit Garden (page 728) by Nigel Slater

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  • eliza on July 10, 2025

    Lovely cake! I made half the recipe in a 6” pan and used cherries, raspberries, and blackberries from the garden. Very easy to make. No self raising flour so I used all purpose and 1 tsp baking powder. I placed the raspberries in the top of the cake batter and got good distribution of fruit. I agree it’s quite easy to underbake; 45 min at 350 fan was not quite enough. 50 min seemed about right. Absolutely delicious cake that we all enjoyed. Will make again and will try with other fruits.

  • evatoad on May 28, 2021

    A favorite. I’ve made this many times, sometimes with the recommended fruit and often with different fruit substituted. Sometimes I find it tricky to tell when it’s done and have underbaked it more than once.

  • Jane on July 24, 2017

    A lovely cake and perfect for summer fruits. I didn't have enough apricots so made up the difference with mango. I think it would work with peaches and nectarines too.

  • Astrid5555 on August 06, 2012

    Quick and easy. Made it twice already over the past weeks and was a huge success!

  • JFM on August 02, 2012

    Made it twice so far - brilliant! Definitely one of my new favourite recipes. And so easy!

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