BARM BRACK

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Delicious Irish fruit cake. Serve thickly sliced with butter.

Provided by Ruth

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Irish

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

1.8 cups brewed black tea, cold
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 ¼ cups golden raisins
¼ cup chopped candied citron
1 ¼ cups self-rising flour
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Put the tea, sugar, raisins and peel into a bowl, cover and leave to soak overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch round pan.
Sift the flour into the fruit mixture, add the egg and beat well.
Pour into the cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Leave in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.1 calories, Carbohydrate 52.6 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 0.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 232.5 mg, Sugar 32.1 g