Tea cake or loaf..

[lucifox]

Has anyone out there made tea cake, or sometimes called tea loaf, i lost the recipe i had, the last time i made it was years ago and i would like to make it again, the recipe where u soak the fruit in tea over night and throw all the ingrediants in and just mix.... thanks...

[christyg]

Lincolnshire Fruit Loaf

12oz mixed dried fruit soaked overnight with 4oz demarara sugar in 71/2 fluid oz cold tea (I use a mug of tea!) Next day, stir well as the sugar will sink to the bottom of the basin! Then add 1 beaten egg and 8oz self-raising flour. Mix well. Put in greased and lined 2-lb loaf tin and bake gas mark 3 or 180C for 1h 20mins. Test with a skewer - if it is not quite cooked give it 10 more mins. It's a very old recipe, hence pounds and ounces! Hope you can convert it if necessary!

[Jobett]

Bara Bryth

this is one I make regularly..
1/4 lb brown sugar (not demerara)
1/2 lb mixed fruit
1/2 breakfast cup of cold tea

Let all stand overnight - then add

1/2 lb self-raising flour
l tablespoon of marmalade
small egg - well beaten

Beat well I use a one pound loaf tin with liner

Cook l hour 20 mins. @ Mark 3 - 325F

Do not open oven door for l hour

ENJOY....

[Jobett]

hi lucifox - me again

about the temperature (bara bryth)

I use an electric fan oven - thats why there's a difference in temperature- hope I have'nt confused you..