PEACH AND BLUEBERRY STREUSEL CAKE
PEACH AND BLUEBERRY STREUSEL CAKE
PEACH AND BLUEBERRY STREUSEL CAKE

Ingredients
  • 125g/4oz self-raising flour
  • 75g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 75g/3oz soft light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 250g/8oz butter
  • plus extra for greasing
  • 250g/8oz plain flour
  • 125g/4oz granulated sugar
  • 150g/5oz light soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • separated
  • 250ml/8floz whole milk
  • 200g/7oz fresh blueberries
  • 1 x 400g/7oz tin peach slices in syrup
  • drained
  • 200g/7oz blueberries
  • 1 x 400g/7oz tin peach slices in syrup
  • drained
  • 65g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 1½ tbsp plain flour
  • 1½ tsp lemon juice
Directions
  • For the crumble topping
  • place all of the crumble ingredients into a large bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Set aside.
  • For the cake preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 23cmx30cm/9inx12in baking dish with a little of the butter
  • Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the sugars. Rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the baking powder
  • salt
  • egg yolks and milk and stir until well combined.
  • Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed. Fold the egg whites into the cake mixture.
  • Spoon the cake batter into the baking dish and scatter over the blueberries and peach slices.
  • Sprinkle over half of the crumble topping and bake for 40-50 minutes
  • or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile for the jam
  • heat the peaches and the juice from the can
  • blueberries
  • sugar
  • flour and juice in a saucepan over a medium heat until boiling. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes
  • or until the mixture is thick and jammy. Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Spread the jam over the cake and sprinkle over the remaining crumble topping.
  • Return the cake to the oven and bake for a further 8-10 minutes
  • or until the topping is crisp and golden-brown.