Weetabix cake

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This recipe has hardly any fat at all, and plenty of fibre. Slices of this loaf are delicious toasted and spread with butter.

Kids love helping crush the Weetabix, but it can lead to lots of mess! To avoid this, pop the Weetabix into a freezer bag, squeeze out as much air as you can, and seal it up. Then hand it to your little one and let them have fun bashing and squishing it to break up the Weetabix. Older kids can also help with weighing and measuring the other ingredients, and stirring it all together, making this a perfect bake for rainy family weekends.

If you're following Slimming World, or just want to cut the calorie content even further, you can always swap the sugar for a sweetener like stevia or xylitol. There's already plenty of sweetness in the dried fruit, so this still tastes totally yummy with sweetener instead of sugar. You can also opt for a lower-fat spread on the toasted slices of cake.

Storage tips

Your Weetabix cake will keep in an airtight container for up to a week. You can also freeze it; we suggest freezing individual thin slices in separate freezer bags; then you can just pop a slice in the toaster straight from the freezer when you want a quick snack.

How do you make a Weetabix cake made with tea?

Here's an exciting twist: making Weetabix cake with tea! A brilliant way to add a comforting, warm flavour that us Brits love.

• Prepare the Tea: Choose a strong tea, like Earl Grey or English Breakfast, and steep 1-2 teabags in 1 cup of boiling water for a good 5 minutes.
• Follow Your Weetabix Cake Recipe: Crumble your Weetabix into your mixing bowl.
• Add the Tea: Replace the milk in your original recipe with the freshly brewed tea (after removing the tea bags, of course), and continue to follow your Weetabix cake recipe as usual.

Voila! You'll have a fragrant Weetabix cake with a hint of tea, perfect for an afternoon snack or your next garden gathering.

Can you make a Weetabix cake in an air fryer?

Air fryers are all the rage these days, and yes, you can certainly make your Weetabix cake in one! Here's how:

• Prepare your Weetabix cake batter: Follow your favourite Weetabix cake recipe - or ours, if you’d like!
• Preheat the air fryer: Set it to 155°C.
• Use a suitable tin: Make sure to use a cake or loaf tin that fits your air fryer.
• Pour and smooth the Batter: Place it into the air fryer basket.
• Air-fry: Cook for around 45-60 minutes, or until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean. Do check it regularly, as cooking times can vary depending on your air fryer.

Fantastic for energy saving, and it adds a delightful crispiness to the edges!

Where did Weetabix come from?

It’s time for a little history lesson about one of our favorite cereals! Weetabix was created by two Australian entrepreneurs, Frank George and Malcom MacFarlane, and launched in Australia in the 1920s as “Weet-Bix.” It became a classic British breakfast staple after being introduced to the UK in the 1930s, renamed to “Weetabix!”

Manufactured in Kettering, Northamptonshire, it quickly won hearts across the country with its wholesome wheat goodness. The cake recipes using Weetabix have been an ingenious way of transforming this simple breakfast cereal into tasty, nutritious treats for the entire family. Today, 3 billion Weetabix biscuits are made every year at Kettering!

Weetabix cake is a versatile treat that can be adapted to your family's preferences. For example, if you or your little ones aren't fans of sultanas, simply omit them from the original recipe.

You could replace the sultanas with a mixture of other dried fruits like dried apricots, raisins, or glace cherries. It tastes great with banana, too!

Alternatively, if you prefer a cake without any dried fruit, just leave them out altogether! The Weetabix cake will still have its delightful texture and taste. Make sure to encourage the youngsters to be adventurous and add some of their favourite treats into the mix – maybe some chopped nuts or chocolate chips for a lovely crunch!

Instead of Weetabix, you could also try making this cake with shredded wheat, or any other similar breakfast cereal; just check the sugar content if you're on a slimming kick.

Want to get decadent? Why not make this with chocolate Weetabix instead? You could also melt a little dark chocolate (in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water), and drizzle it over the top of the finished cake.

Weetabix is vegan, so if you want to make a plant-based version, just swap the milk for oat or almond milk, and the egg for 3 tablespoons of aquafaba.