Searcys has come up with ideas ranging from allotment salad, and corned beef & piccalilli sandwiches to milk and toffee pudding.
Here are nine of its recipes or visit www.searcys.co.uk to find out more
9. Carrot cake
Carrot cake Makes 1 x 26cm cake INGREDIENTS Cake 340g caster sugar 340ml sunflower oil 4 free-range eggs 340g plain flour 12g baking powder 3g salt 3g bicarbonate of soda 12g ground cinnamon 280g carrots, finely grated 90g raisins, dusted in a little flour Cream cheese frosting 250g full fat cream cheese 600g icing sugar 80g unsalted butter softened 4ml vanilla extract Cream cheese frosting 1 orange, zested Method: Preheat oven 170C / gas 3. Beat sugar and oil together, add eggs a little at a time so that they emulsify. Fold in all dry ingredients. Add carrots and raisins Spoon mixture into 1 greased and lined 23cm cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and springs back when pressed. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. When cold cut cake in half horizontally. To make the frosting; beat cream cheese and icing sugar together. Add soft butter and mix to incorporate. To build the cake; pipe half frosting on the upside-down first cake and sandwich with the second cake, right-side up. Spread remaining frosting on top, swirl with a fork and finish with grated orange zest. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Searcys