Derbyshire fruit loaf(english)

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Mixed dried fruit
8 ounces Sugar
½ pint Hot tea
1 x Egg
1 pounds SR flour
½ teaspoon Mixed spice
½ teaspoon Grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons Marmalade

Directions

Put the dried fruit and the sugar into a mixing bowl, add the hot tea and leave to soak overnight. Next day, set oven to 300/F or Mark 2.

Grease and line a 7 inch cake tin or two 1 lb. loaf tins. Stir the egg, flour, spices and the marmalade into the fruit, sugar and tea mixture. Pour into the cake tin or the loaf tins. Bake for l ½ -2 hours until frm 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. This cake will keep well.

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