🫙 From the Spice Rack
Derbyshire Fruit Loaf
1 lb Mixed dried fruit 8 oz Sugar 1/2 pt Hot tea 1 Egg 1 lb Self-raising flour 1/2 ts Mixed spice 1/2 ts Grated nutmeg 2 tb Marmalade Pour the hot tea over the dried fruit and suga...
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 1lbmixed dried fruit
- 8ozsugar
- 1/2pt hot tea
- 1egg
- 1lbself-raising flour
- 1/2ts mixed spice
- 1/2ts grated nutmeg
- 2tb marmalade
Directions
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1 lb Mixed dried fruit 8 oz Sugar 1/2 pt Hot tea 1 Egg 1 lb Self-raising flour 1/2 ts Mixed spice 1/2 ts Grated nutmeg 2 tb Marmalade Pour t
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Next day, heat the oven to 300oF Mark 2
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Grease and line a 7 inch cake tin or two 1 lb loaf tins
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Stir the egg, flour, spices and marmalade into the fruit, sugar and tea mixture
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Pour into the tin or tins and bake for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, until firm to the touch and a skewer pushed into the cake comes out clean
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DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF BAKING TIME ! This cake will keep well.