Savoury cake

This recipe produces a moist, rich cake. It is delicious whilst still warm, and should be eaten within a day or two of baking.

The recipe is quite versatile; for example, the ham can be replaced by feta cheese for a vegetarian alternative.

Ingredients

200 g

cooked ham

100 g

parmesan cheese

125 g

pitted FAIRTRADE olives

250 g

plain flour

10 g

baking powder

2.5 g

paprika

handful

fresh herbs

50 g

sun-dried tomatoes

to taste

salt and pepper

150 ml

FAIRTRADE olive oil

150 ml

milk

hen's eggs

Method

Preparation

Chop the ham into roughly cm-sized cubes. Grate the Parmesan. Stone and chop the olives. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes.

Grease and line a cake tin. Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6 (200 °C; 400 °F).

Assembly

Mix together flour, baking powder, paprika, herbs, cheese, ham, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, salt and pepper in a bowl.

Beat together the oil, milk and eggs in a mixing jug.

Pour the liquid into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Baking

Transfer the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake at gas mark 6 (200 °C; 400 °F) for 45 minutes. Check with a skewer (it's done when the skewer comes out clean).