Prune, walnut and honey cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 ounces Butter
6 ounces Soft brown sugar
½ pint Water
8 ounces Stoned prunes; chopped
2 ounces Stem ginger chopped
Coarsely grated zest and juice of 1
; orange and 1 lemon
6 ounces Walnuts
8 ounces Plain flour
1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
2 larges Eggs
1 tablespoon Honey
Few walnut halves to decorate

Directions

1. Grease and line a deep 7in / 18cm cake tin. Place the butter, sugar and water in a saucepan and heat to dissolve. Add the prunes, ginger, orange and lemon zest and nuts. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. Cool.

2. Preheat the oven to 180øC/350øF/Gas Mark 4. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon together, then stir in the cooled fruit mixture. Whisk the eggs then add them to the fruit and flour mixture.

3. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin, stud the top with half walnuts and bake in the centre of the oven for 1¼ hours, or until a skewer comes out clean.

4. Pierce the warm cake all over. Place the honey, orange and lemon luices in a small saucepan and heat to dissolve, then bubble for 2 minutes. Spoon this mixture over the cake and leave to cool in the tin.

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