King’s Coronation Cake

Name: King’s Coronation Cake
Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 8-10
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 1 ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 80g Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil; 175g caster sugar, plus 1 ½ tbsp for sprinkling; 1 egg; 1tsp vanilla extract; 130ml milk; 150g strawberries, hulled and cut into small cubes; 200g blueberries

8-10

1 hour 15 minutes

Celebrate in style with this stunning Coronation Cake – perfect for royal occasions, street parties or any summer gathering. This light, fluffy sponge is topped with a vibrant fruit layer and crunchy sugar crust that always wins over a crowd.

Decorate with fresh strawberries and blueberries to create a beautiful Union Jack cake, ideal for sharing on sunny days. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate celebration dessert.

Method

1

Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C) and line a 9inch cake tin with baking paper.
2

In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
3

In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, sugar, egg, vanilla extract and 10ml of milk. Whisk very well for a few minutes using a hand mixer.
4

Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk, little by little, whisking in between each addition until smooth.
5

Transfer your cake mixture to your lined cake tin.
6

Arrange your strawberries and blueberries on top to form the Union Jack flag shape, covering the whole of the cake.
7

Sprinkle 1 ½ tbsp of caster sugar over the top of the strawberries and blueberries.
8

Bake for 10 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 160°C and bake for 50 minutes – 1 hour, or until a skewer comes out clean.
9

Leave in the cake tin on a wire rack until completely cool, then tip out and serve.
10

Store in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy at room temperature, within 3 days.