Westmorland Pepper Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 3 ounces raisins
- 3 ounces dried currants
- 4 ounces sugar
- 3 ounces butter
- 5 ounces water
- 8 ounces self raising flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg, beaten
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; adjust rack to middle of oven.
- Grease 7-inch cake tin or small loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper.
- Put fruit, sugar, butter and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes, then let mixture cool to warm.
- Put the flour, spices,and pepper in a bowl and stir to blend. Gently stir in the fruit mixture, milk and the egg. Mix thoroughly without beating.
- Turn the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes or until firm to the touch,golden brown or a toothpick test indicates done.
- Turn out and let cool on a wire rack.
- May be topped with a mixture of cream and powdered sugar or simply dusted with powdered sugar.
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Training culinary:2 years culinary school Houston Community College (downtwn branch highly recommend) French pastry and artisan breads. I am immersed in family, spouse and everything homeside. it is now my time having retired, to do all the fun things I couldn't do while working. I believe life is most bountiful when we serve others. I also believe the best cooks are those who cook and bake with a love of making people happy. I especially enjoy sending cookies to our soldiers in Iraq. It is a joy to read their letters and emails of appreciation for a taste of home. I also love sewing, upholstery, gardening,church activities and remodeling take up the time not spent with family. I hope I can be as helpful to the cooks on Recipezaar as they have been helpful to me. When time permits I love to test and review recipes on this site that appeal to me. I am also a believer in power naps.