Barmbrack
This speckled loaf cake is traditionally served on Halloween.
Makes enough for: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 1 tea bag any flavour of your choice
- 250 mls boiling water
- 375 g dried fruit cake mix
- 50 mls whisky
- 225 g flour
- 10 mls baking powder
- 125 g coconut sugar
- 2.5 mls mixed spice
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Method
- Place the tea bag into a mixing bowl and pour the water over
- Leave to steep for 5 minutes before removing the tea bag
- Leave to cool before adding the dried fruit mix and whisky
- Stir to combine, cover and set aside for at least 12 hours *
- Preheat the oven to 170° Celsius
- Place the flour, baking powder, sugar and mixed spice into a large mixing bowl
- Stir to combine and then make a well in the centre
- Pour in the egg and the liquid from the dried fruit and mix in using a spatula
- Tip in the fruit and mix until completely combined
- Pour the batter into a lined loaf tin and flatten the top as best you can
- Place into the oven and bake for 70 minutes
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack
- Leave to cool completely before slicing
- Serve as is, or with a good slather of butter, or top with your favourite jam
Notes
* the longer you leave the fruit to steep, the better. I left mine for a week