Cinnamon Teacake

Ingredients

125g butter, melted

1 cup Caster sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 cups self raising flour, sifted

2/3 cup milk

TOPPING

2 tbs butter, melted

1 tsp caster sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease 20cm round cake pan. Line base with non-stick baking paper
2. Mix together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well combined
3. Stir in flour and milk
4. Mix until smooth
5. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake in the centre rack of oven for 20-30mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean
6. Remove cake from pan and place on a wire rack
7. While the cake is still warm, brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

VARIATION.

1. Apple Cinnamon Upside down cake: Peel and core 2 cooking apples – granny smith works well. Slice into moons. Lay slices into prepared cake tin before adding batter. Invert cake onto wire rack before brushing with butter and adding cinnamon and brown sugar
2. Peach Upside down cake – as above, but with peaches.

 

Peach upside down teacake