{"id":11539,"date":"2015-03-27T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=11539"},"modified":"2015-03-30T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T18:53:08","slug":"spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring in Munich and a Boozy Birthday Cake&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0041-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11552\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11552\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0041-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,542\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426685277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.819&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0041-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001-300x203.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001-720x488.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11552 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0041-001\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0041-001-720x488.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have so many birthdays in our family in February, March and April, that those of us (mostly just me!) with birthdays later in the year, can often feel a little left out in the flurry of cakes, days out, and presents&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr R grew another year older and wiser last week too, on a day that happened to coincide with our school&#8217;s version of parent&#8217;s evening &#8211; albeit held first thing in the morning. \u00a0 Fully briefed on how the Small People are doing (quite well, thankfully) and happy that we had the rest of the day &#8220;off&#8221; on a particularly special beautiful Spring day, we headed into town&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/0ib2miIcwh\/\" target=\"_top\">Currywurst anyone?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Emma (@bavariansojourn) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-03-22T17:17:05+00:00\">Mar 22, 2015 at 10:17am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Time for a quick bite of lunch first at the tiny Wurststandl tucked away at the back of the Viktualienmarkt, followed by a circuit or two of the market to admire all of the Easter finery that the Bavarians do so well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0043\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11549\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11549\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0043\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426685304&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.544&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0043\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043-300x176.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043-720x421.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11549 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0043\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043-300x176.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0043-720x421.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0044\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11550\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11550\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0044\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,528\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426685350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0044\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044-720x475.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11550 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0044\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0044-720x475.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We also made Mr R go to nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g187309-d1944619-Reviews-Schmalznudel_Cafe_Frischhut-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html\">Cafe Frischhut<\/a> as he had never been there before (a Munich institution &#8211; and depending on who you talk to, the oldest bakery in the city as well!) and he definitely needed a birthday Schmalznudel! \u00a0 Similar to a donut in that it&#8217;s fried, the elephant ear shaped variety comes without sugar so you can add your desired amount (or not) with the jar on the table (my Mum didn&#8217;t realise this when she visited and ate hers without)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0045\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11545\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11545\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0045\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,502\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426687055&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0045\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045-720x452.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11545 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0045\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0045-720x452.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also definitely worth trying are the Rohrnudel (a little like an English Lardicake) and the krapfen (what we know as donuts) are excellent here too as you might imagine.<\/p>\n<p>We walked it all off with an afternoon at the Aldstadt Museum that afternoon (a post in itself) and carried on walking much later afterwards down into Schwabing for a great birthday dinner at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kreta-grill-muenchen.de\/\">Kreta Grill<\/a> &#8211; probably one of Munich&#8217;s best-loved Greek restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0147\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11544\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11544\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0147\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426705865&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.995&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0147\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147-720x540.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11544 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0147\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0147-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0151\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11548\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11548\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_0151\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,553\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426707237&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_0151\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151-720x498.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11548 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_0151\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_0151-720x498.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em>Decent grilled Lamb &#8211; a rarity in these parts\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And finally, back home for a slice of birthday cake &#8211; like we hadn&#8217;t eaten enough that day, but a birthday wouldn&#8217;t truly be a birthday without cake would it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_9112-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11547\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11547\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/spring-in-munich-and-a-boozy-birthday-cake\/1-img_9112-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426788874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_9112-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001-720x481.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11547 pp_post_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001.jpg\" alt=\"1-IMG_9112-001\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1-IMG_9112-001-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Brandy &amp; Coffee Cake is a family recipe pilfered from my Mum, who would make it year after year on my Dad&#8217;s birthday. \u00a0 \u00a0We were always allowed the tiniest of slices, which was probably just as well as it contains a quite a lot of brandy. \u00a0 \u00a0There were no complaints from either Small Person as to the size of the slice they received, at this time of year it&#8217;s understandable that we are all a little birthday-caked out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandy &amp; Coffee Cake\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<div id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2116\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2115\">\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2138\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25070\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25069\">175 g butter<\/span>, softened;<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2149\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25053\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25068\">175 g <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25052\">light soft brown sugar;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2137\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25067\">3 eggs lightly beaten;<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2150\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25045\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25075\">175 g <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25066\">self-raising flour;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 pinch of salt;<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2151\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25065\">5 tbsp <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25064\">caster sugar;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2152\"><em>80 ml brandy;<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2136\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25051\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25063\">425 ml very strong hot <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25050\">coffee (the real stuff is always the best, don&#8217;t skimp with instant!);<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2135\"><em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25062\">400 ml <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1427195633723_25061\">whipping cream<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2032\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2033\"><em>1. Preheat the oven to 190C\/170C fan\/gas 5. Grease and line a 20cm\/8in cake tin. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>2. Beat the butter and brown sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each, then fold in the flour and salt. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>3. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until golden-brown (test the middle with a skewer!). \u00a0<\/em><\/span><em>Turn out onto a wired rack to cool.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><em><span id=\"yiv4102605905yui_3_16_0_1_1426454743842_2033\">4. Meanwhile, dissolve the caster sugar into the coffee and add the brandy. Place the cake back onto a plate and pierce it all over with a skewer. Pour over the brandy and coffee mixture and leave overnight.<br \/>\n5. 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