Photo: David Holifield
London Underground novelty cake
16 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 16-20
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This is the cake for Londoners – a proper lemon sponge in the shape of the beloved London Underground logo, spelling out your favourite station. But perhaps not Mornington Crescent.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
894
Calories
29g
Protein
27g
Fat
136g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Strawberry | 1 cup (152g) | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 525g/1lb 3oz unsalted butter
- 525g/1lb 3oz caster sugar
- 9 free-range eggs
- 2½ tbsp buttermilk
- 3 lemons
- 550g/1lb 4oz self-raising flour
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- 2 lemons
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 100g/3½oz icing sugar
- 100g/3½oz strawberry conserve
- , for dusting icing sugar
- 675g/1lb 8oz red ready-to-roll fondant icing
- 250g/9oz white ready-to-roll fondant icing
- 675g/1lb 8oz blue ready-to-roll fondant icing
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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