Derbyshire Fruit Loaf

Submitted by justcallmetoni

"Similar to mandabears' Thisbe Fruit Loaf, this cake looks like it would be a welcome addition to a Sunday brunch. I have not tried this one yet but plan to soon. Submitted for the UK leg of the Zaar World Tour."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb mixed dried fruit
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup hot black tea (English Breakfast or Earl Grey would be best suited to this recipe)
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade or 2 tablespoons citris marmalade
• cooking spray

directions

1. Put the dried fruit and the sugar into a mixing bowl, add the hot tea and leave to soak overnight.
2. The next day, preheat oven to 300 degrees.
3. Spray and line a 7 inch cake pan or a loaf pan.
4. Stir the egg, flour, spices and the marmalade into the fruit, sugar and tea mixture. Pour into the cake pan or the loaf pan.
5. Bake for 1 1/2 -2 hours until firm 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.

Reviews

[Nenad K.]

Perfect cake, very easy to make and full of different flavors and textures. Last time I have added grated ginger, lime zest and lime juice, and it really added the new dimension to the recipe, and in hindsight I think that the original recipe needed some added acidity.

 

[katia]

Excellent!!! I loved it, so tasty and so healthy! A lovely cake with no butter and oil at all!!! I used dried dates, figs, apricots, prunes and raisins. Its so tasty and full of fibers. Thanks for sharing!