Today, we’re showcasing a selection of incredible recipes featured in the first 3 weeks of MasterChef Australia 2024.
This Sultana Cake with Golden Syrup Crumble and Custard recipe comes courtesy of the season’s sixth episode.
Serves 10
Ingredients
175g unsalted butter, softened
1¾ cups sugar
½ cup cream
3 eggs
1 lemon
1¾ cups self-raising flour
¼ cup sultanas
Crumble
1 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
¼ cup plain flour
1 tsp golden syrup
Glaze
1 tbs unsalted butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
Custard
2 tbs Bird’s custard powder
2 tbsp sugar
570mls milk
Sultana Cake with Golden Syrup Crumble and Custard Method
1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Line the bottom of a 24cm cake tin with baking paper and grease sides lightly with butter. Line a tray with baking paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar together in stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Add cream, eggs and the juice of a lemon and continue mixing until well combined.
3. Add flour and sultanas to the bowl and fold in with a spatula, until well mixed.
4. Pour the cake mixture into cake tin and level the top with a spatula and then place into oven. Bake for around 50 minutes or until cooked, when tested with a skewer.
5. Meanwhile, prepare the Crumble, combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix together with your fingertips until breadcrumb consistency. Spread onto a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes until crumble is golden.
6. Prepare the Glaze, by melting butter in a microwave then add golden syrup and combine well.
7. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from cake tin. Allow to cool on a cake rack.
8. Brush top of the cake with Glaze whilst still warm and sprinkle with the Crumble.
9. For the Custard, place the custard powder, sugar and 50ml milk in a saucepan and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture starts to thicken, gradually add the rest of the milk. Continue to stir with until custard is thick. Serve warm with cake.