Marmite and Cheddar Cheese Tea Cake

Submitted by Chef Africa

"This might sound unusual but the combination of marmite with strong cheddar cheese makes for a really great tasting savoury tea cake. Heck who am I kidding? This cake can be eaten any time of the day, or night."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• For the cake

• 80 ml butter or 80 ml margarine
• 1 egg
• 200 ml sugar
• 2 ml salt
• 375 ml flour
• 10 ml baking powder
• 250 ml milk

• For the marmite and cheddar cheese topping

• 125 ml butter or 125 ml margarine
• 125 ml finely grated cheese (mature cheddar is my choice)
• 10 ml marmite

directions

1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius
2. Grease a 23cm oven-proof dish.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add egg and beat well.
5. Sieve cake flour, baking powder and salt together.
6. Stir the flour mixture and milk alternately into egg mixture.
7. Pour dough mixture into a ring mould and bake for about 25 minutes.
8. For the topping, melt the butter and marmite. Pour while hot, over cooled cake. Sprinkle grated cheese over just before serving.