Delicious Irish fruit cake. Serve thickly sliced with butter.
Original recipe makes 1 – 8 inch round cake
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups brewed black tea, cold
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/4 cups golden raisins
1/4 cup chopped candied citron
1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
1 egg, beaten
Directions
- Put the tea, sugar, raisins and peel into a bowl, cover and leave to soak overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch round pan.
- Sift the flour into the fruit mixture, add the egg and beat well.
- Pour into the cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Leave in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 220 kcal
Carbohydrates: 52.6 g
Cholesterol: 21 mg
Fat: 0.8 g
Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 2.8 g
Sodium: 232 mg
