Rock Cakes

🧂 Ingredients

• 225 g (1 ½ cups) self raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 115 g butter

  chilled and chopped
• 120 g sultanas
• 80 g (⅓ cup) caster sugar
• finely grated orange zest

  from 1 orange
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan forced).
  
  Line two flat baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
• 2 Sift the self raising flour and baking powder into a bowl.
  
  If using a Thermomix: Mix for 10 seconds, Speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the
  bowl.
• 3 Add the butter and rub it into the flour using your fingers until it resembles
  fine breadcrumbs.
  
  If using a Thermomix: Add the butter (chopped) and mix for 8 seconds, Speed 6,
  or until fine breadcrumbs remain.
• 4 Add the sultanas, caster sugar, grated orange zest, eggs and vanilla extract and
  mix until combined and a firm dough forms.
  
  If using a Thermomix: Add the sultanas, caster sugar, grated orange zest, eggs
  and vanilla extract and mix for 8 seconds, REVERSE, Speed 2. Scrape down the
  sides of the bowl and repeat until combined.
• 5 Place heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking trays (leaving
  a 5cm gap to allow for spreading).
• 6 Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool on the trays for 5
  minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Info