Legend has it that it was Janet Keiller who invented marmalade when her husband brought home a barrel-load of Seville oranges he’d manage to acquire cheaply. Before that pastes of quince and other fruits were popular: Mary, Queen of Scots, is reputed to have partaken of quince paste when on board ship to ease her seasickness.
How much truth there is in the minutiae of how Mrs. Keiller came to invent marmalade is open to argument, but it is true that the Keiller family built the first marmalade factory in 1797.
So, with such a connection to the country, we can’t leave Marmalade Cake out of our classic Scottish cakes page.
Ingredients
- 200ml (7fl oz) vegetable oil
- 4 rounded tablespoons marmalade
- 3 eggs
- 175g (6oz) caster sugar
- 60ml (4 tablespoons) milk
- 350g (12oz) self-raising flour
- ½ level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Marmalade and flaked almonds to decorate
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 150°C , gas mark 2. Grease and line an 8” tin.
- Mix ingredients in given order and pour into the tin.
- Bake for 1½ hours. Remove from oven, spread top with marmalade and sprinkle with flaked almonds. Return to oven for 5 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tin.
- Store in an airtight container.
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Mrs Darlington's Three Fruit Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
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- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Three Fruit Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 3
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- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Shredless Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
- All the tangy flavour just without the shred.
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Shredless Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 3
- All the tangy flavour just without the shred.
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Thick Cut Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 3
- Filled with chunky peel for a wonderful texture
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Thick Cut Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
- Filled with chunky peel for a wonderful texture
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Medium Cut Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
- Once you’ve tried a jar of this refreshing and zingy marmalade, you won’t go back. The only thing that’s ‘medium’ about it is the cut of the...
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Medium Cut Orange Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 3
- Once you’ve tried a jar of this refreshing and zingy marmalade, you won’t go back. The only thing that’s ‘medium’ about it is the cut of the...
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Orange and Whisky Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
- Kilts not compulsory for this breakfast treat.
- 340g
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Mrs Darlington's Orange and Ginger Marmalade - 340g - Pack of 6
- If you like ginger, then this award-winning marmalade is the perfect way to start your day with it’s blend of tangy orange and the spice of ginger....
- 340g