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Queen Cakes




Source of Recipe


australian women's weekly


List of Ingredients




125g softened butter
½ cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
grated zest of 1 lemon
2 eggs
¾ cup self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup plain flour
1/3 cup milk
½ cup currants

Recipe



Preheat oven to 200°C.
Line 2 x 15 hole patty tins with patty papers.

Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add vanilla and lemon zest.

Beat eggs into mixture one at a time.

Sift self raising flour and plain flour. Fold through sifted flours and baking powder into the mixture and mix in the milk. (If the mixture appears too dry add 1-2 extra Tablespoons of milk to keep it moist.)

Add currants and fold through into mixture.

Place tablespoons of the mixture into patty papers and bake for 15-20 minutes or until browned.

Serve sprinkled with icing sugar.