Derbyshire fruit loaf(english)
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Mixed dried fruit |
| 8 | ounces | Sugar |
| ½ | pint | Hot tea |
| 1 | x | Egg |
| 1 | pounds | SR flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Mixed spice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Grated nutmeg |
| 2 | tablespoons | Marmalade |
Directions
Put the dried fruit and the sugar into a mixing bowl, add the hot tea and leave to soak overnight. Next day, set oven to 300/F or Mark 2.
Grease and line a 7 inch cake tin or two 1 lb. loaf tins. Stir the egg, flour, spices and the marmalade into the fruit, sugar and tea mixture. Pour into the cake tin or the loaf tins. Bake for l ½ -2 hours until frm to the touch or until a skewer pushed into the cake comes out clean. Do not open the oven during the first hour of baking time. This cake will keep well.