Although elderflower has a short season, elderflower cordial is a perfect pantry ingredient that bottles summer and allows you to savour the flavour long after the last flower has fallen. Strawberries are a quintessential summer ingredient and this strawberry and elderflower cake is a wonderful dessert to savour the last of the summer.
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225g butter
225g caster sugar
4 large free range eggs
3 tsp vanilla extract
225g self raising flour
About 3 tbsp of milk to loosen batter
6 tbsp elderflower cordial
1 jar of good quality strawberry jam
250ml double cream
To Finish:
Dusting of icing sugar
A good handful of fresh strawberries
2 x 21cm springform tins
Standalone mixer