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My grandmother taught me how to make 'granny cake,' which has been a family favorite for more than 50 years and is the easiest recipe I've ever followed
My grandmother taught me how to make 'granny cake,' which has been a family favorite for more than 50 years and is the easiest recipe I've ever followed
Mikhaila FrielJul 13, 2022, 19:12 IST
Mikhaila Friel with a slice of granny cake, left, and with her grandmother, right.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
Growing up, my grandmother made a cake which she referred to as "granny cake."
The cake is a simple sponge cake with raisins, and is usually served with custard.
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My grandmother's "granny cake" was one of the most enjoyable parts of my childhood.
Mikhaila Friel with a slice of "granny cake."Mikhaila Friel/Insider
I always assumed she named it "granny cake" after herself, but I recently discovered that wasn't the case.
Mikhaila and her grandmother, Mary, photographed in 2015.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
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After getting the recipe from my granny, I decided to make the cake by myself for the first time this week.
The ingredients for the cake.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
After preheating the oven, the first step is to rub the flour and butter together.
First, rub the flour and butter together.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
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After mixing the raisins, sugar, and salt to the mixture, add the eggs and some of the milk.
I added the raisins and sugar followed by eggs and milk.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
This is what the mixture looked like before I put it in the oven.
The cake mixture after all the ingredients were added.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
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After greasing a cake pan and going a little overboard with baking paper, I put the cake in the oven.
The cake before it entered the oven.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
The cake was ready after 45 minutes.
The cake after it came out the oven.Mikhaila Friel/Insider
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My grandmother recommends serving the cake with custard.
The "granny cake" with custard.Mikhaila Friel/Insider