FRUITY TEACAKE

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Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so

Provided by Emma Lewis

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

300g mixture dried berries and cherries
225ml hot tea
juice 1 orange (about 75ml/2½fl oz) plus zest
50g butter
100g light brown sugar
1 egg
225g self-raising flour
4 tbsp demerara sugar

Steps:

  • Place the dried fruits in a bowl and pour over the hot tea, orange juice and zest. Cover with cling film, then leave for at least 4 hrs or better still overnight.
  • Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 2lb loaf tin. Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg followed by the flour. Carefully stir through the fruit mixture. Spoon the mixture into the tin, then smooth over the surface with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle all over with a thick layer of demerara sugar.
  • Bake for 1 hr or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin, then turn out, cut into slices and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 48 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 33 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.27 milligram of sodium

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