Recipe Archives->Cakes->Tea Brack 03

Tea Brack
                                                                               
500g raisins, cut in halves
500g sultanas
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup hot strong tea
2/3 cup Irish Whiskey
4 eggs lightly beaten
3 1/2 cups plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 tablespoons Irish Whiskey (extra)

Place fruit, sugar, lemon rind and juice, tea and Whiskey into a
large mixing bowl. Cover and allow to stand overnight.

Preheat oven to 150C. Brush a deep 23cm round cake tin with melted
butter, line base and sides with paper; grease paper. Pour eggs
onto soaked fruits and mix through.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and spices. Spoon onto fruit
mixture and stir until dry ingredients are moistened.

Spoon into prepared cake tin, smooth surface. Bake at 150C for 1
hour and 45 minutes or until cooked. Cool slightly in tin before
turning out. Whilst still warm pour extra Whiskey over cake.

Notes:

1 kg of mixed fruit can replace raisins and sultanas.

Cake will keep for one month if stored in an airtight container.

Serve with lashings of real butter.

Printable version: tea-brack03.txt.