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MARMALADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake papers.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, with the mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in marmalade.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat just until combined.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place pans on wire racks; let cool 10 minutes, then remove cupcakes from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
• Frost as desired.

MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush an 8-inch square baking pan with canola oil. Beat the egg whites and granulated sugar with a mixer until stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk both flours, the almonds and baking powder in a bowl. Beat the egg yolks in a large bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup oil, the orange and lemon juices and the marmalade into the yolks until combined. Stir in the dry ingredients, then fold in the beaten egg whites until just combined. Add the raisins, if desired.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake until the cake is golden and springs back when touched, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the syrup: Bring 3/4 cup water and the granulated sugar to a boil in a saucepan; squeeze in the orange juice and add the peel. Simmer until syrupy, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Pour the syrup over the cake while both are still warm. Cool completely, then cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight. Cut into squares and top with confectioners' sugar and/or almonds.

ORANGE MARMALADE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Beat 8 tablespoons of the butter in a medium bowl with a wooden spoon or spatula until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of the marmalade and mix until well combined. Set aside at room temperature.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk the milk, vanilla, eggs and remaining 1 tablespoon marmalade in a medium bowl until combined. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cool slightly and then whisk into the milk mixture (reserve the skillet for making the pancakes). Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk until it just comes together in a thick and lumpy batter.
• Heat the reserved skillet over medium heat and brush lightly with butter. Drop 2 tablespoons batter into the skillet for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on the tops of the pancakes, and the undersides are golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the pancakes and continue to cook until golden on the underside and cooked in the center, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer to the oven to keep warm and continue to make pancakes until all the batter is used. Serve topped with the orange marmalade butter and orange segments. Drizzle with maple syrup if using.

MARMALADE BAR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a 900g/ 2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper. Place the flour, mixed spice, caster sugar, zests, dried fruit and a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
• Melt the butter and 2 tbsp marmalade in a saucepan, then stir in the milk. Pour liquid into the dry ingredients, add the white wine vinegar and mix well.
• Pour the cake mixture into the lined loaf tin and bake for 1 hr, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze by heating the remaining marmalade with 2 tbsp water and the icing sugar until bubbling and syrupy. When the cake is cooked remove it from the oven, pour over the marmalade glaze, then sprinkle with demerara sugar. Leave to coolin the tin.

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and line a 8in round cake tin.
• In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, zest and orange juice of 1 orange until light and fluffy.
• Next gradually beat in the egg, followed by the flour, baking powder, cereal, sultanas, marmalade and corn syrup.
• Spoon into the prepared tin, then flatten the surface with the back of a spoon.
• Place in the oven and cook for 1¼ hours or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Leave to cool in the tin before turning out.
• Combine together the cream cheese and icing sugar until soft and silky smooth, then spread evenly over the surface of the cake, finishing with a sprinkling of orange zest from the remaining orange.
• Serve immediately.

ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch Bundt pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, milk and lemon juice. Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture, mix until well blended. Finally, stir in the walnuts and marmalade. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

MARMALADE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 and line a muffin tin with 9 paper cases. Combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and bicarb in a bowl. Whisk the orange zest and juice, oil, yogurt and egg together with a fork, then lightly stir the 2 mixtures together until just combined.
• Spoon 1 tbsp of the mixture into each muffin case, top with 1 tsp of marmalade, then cover with the remaining muffin mix and a sprinkling of oats. Bake for 15-20 mins until cooked through and golden, then leave to cool slightly.

MARMALADE CAKE

Steps:

• For candied orange peel:
• Using a sharp knife, cut all rind and white pith from oranges in wide strips. Trim off any flesh still clinging to the white pith. Place peel in a small heavy saucepan. Add cold water to cover; bring to a boil. Drain. Repeat with cold water. Drain; reserve peel.
• Combine sugar and 2 cups water in same saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add the orange peel, star anise, and vanilla bean. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until peel is soft and syrup has thickened, 50-60 minutes. Let cool slightly. Transfer peel to a cutting board and thinly slice. Return peel to syrup. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Place in a jar, cover, and chill.
• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter pan. Line with a parchment-paper round; butter paper. Bring currants and Grand Marnier to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and let steep.
• Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat 10 tablespoons butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in orange juice, marmalade, and orange zest. Beat in eggs one at a time, blending well between additions (mixture may look curdled).
• Add dry ingredients in 3 additions and milk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and beating to blend between additions. Beat in any Grand Marnier not absorbed by the currants. Fold in currants. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth the top.
• Bake cake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean and the top is golden, 40-45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
• Remove pan sides from cake. Invert onto a serving plate. Arrange candied orange peel over and brush with some of syrup, if desired.