FAIRFIELD WI meets in Fairfield Village Hall on the second Weds of the month at 7.30pm. Contact Carol Hine on 01527 873072 or
fairfieldwi1932@gmail.com
HILLSIDE AT ALVECHURCH WI meets at 7.45 pm on the first Weds each month at The Ark, Alvechurch. For more info call Pat McDonagh on 0121 628 4121.
BLACKWELL & BURCOTWI meets at Bur- cot Village Hall on the second Weds each month, at 2pm. For info call President Mrs Barbara Knight on 0121 445 3456.
ST CATHERINE’S WI meets at 7.30pm on the third Thursday each month, in ‘The Wheel’ at Blackwell. More information from Sue Barratt on 01527 596092 or
s.barratt@
bnvillej.bham.sch.uk
FINSTALL & Cofton Hackett WI meets on the first Monday of the month at Finstall Village Hall at 2pm. For more info call President Val Wheeler on 01527 874518.
LICKEY WI meets on the first Tues of every month at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall (Trin- ity Centre), Old Birmingham Road, Lickey. More info from President Janet Ratcliffe
on 0121 445 0163 or see
www.LickeyWI.
Wordpress.com
BEOLEY WI meets on the first Tuesday of each month in Beoley Village Hall at 7.30pm. For more info please contact Georgia Jacobs on 01527 62766.
RUBERY WI meets at Beacon Church Cen- tre, Whetty Lane, on the second Wednes- day each month at 7.30pm. More info from Judie Fisher on 07810 765314.
BROMSGROVE WI meets at the Life after Stroke Centre, Church Lane, Bromsgrove B61 8RA on the second Tues each month at 2.15 pm. For more info please contact Christine Hickman-Smith 01527 870342 or email
christine.hs@uwclub.net
ALVECHURCH WImeets on the second Monday each month in Alvechurch Vil- lage Hall, at 7.30pm. For more info call President Julie Hurlston on 07583 326252 or email
mrsjulieturley@hotmail.com
BROMSGROVE BELLESWI meets on the second Monday each month at The Life After Stroke Centre, Church Lane, Bromsgrove, B61 8RA at 7.30pm. For more
info, contact President Carla Priddon at
carlapriddon@aol.com
BENTLEY PAUNCEFOOT WI meets at 7.30pm on the second Tues every month at Bentley Village Hall. More info from Vivien Mackenzie on 0121 445 1245.
BARNT GREEN WI meets at the Baptist Church in Barnt Green on the third Thurs each month, from 7.30–9.30pm. More info from Alyson Williams on 0121 445 6577.
HOPWOOD WI meets at Hopwood Village Hall on the first Thurs of the month at 7.30pm. For more info call Ann Thurrell on 0121 447 7668.
ARK ANGELSWI meets on the second Monday each month from 7.30pm at the Ark, Alvechurch. On Sep 10 it’s Curry Night. For more info email ark.angels@
hotmail.com
To have your event or group listed, send details to Sally Oldaker via the addresses on Page 3, by Sept 17.
Village Baking Cake with surprise centre
In our occasional recipe series, keen baker Jen Morris, of Rowney Green, creates a treat using fruity preserves.
T
his is one of the busiest times for preserve-making and this cake shows off whatever jam
you have, with a surprise centre. Everything goes into the bowl to
be mixed together, so the batter is easy and quick to make. The jam is then added and baked inside the cake, so it comes out like a ready- assembled Victoria sandwich. I used homemade damson jam,
but it works equally well with plum or blackcurrant jam, bramble jelly or anything that needs using up!
Ingredients: l
175g softened butter l 150g self-raising flour l 100g ground almonds l 150g caster sugar l 2 eggs, beaten
l Few drops almond or vanilla essence l 1 tsp vanilla extract l 4 tbsp milk
l 150g jam of your choice l 25g flaked almonds
1) Heat oven to 160C/ 140C fan/ Gas 3. Lightly grease and line a 900g loaf tin.
2) Add the flour, ground almonds, butter, sugar, eggs, essence and milk into your mixing bowl, and beat with a hand-held electric mixer for 2–3 mins, until light and fluffy.
3) Spoon half the mixture into the tin, and spoon the jam evenly over the top.
4) Cover with the remaining mixture and then swirl the cake mixture and jam together briefly, using a skewer.
5) Smooth the top and scatter over the flaked almonds.
6) Bake for 1 hour 15 mins, until firm to the touch. You may need to cover it loosely with foil for the last 30 mins, to stop it catching.
7) Leave to stand in the tin for 10 mins, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve on its own for afternoon tea, or with some cream as a dessert.
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