Moira Young's tea loaf cake

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This classic tea loaf is really tasty, moist and so easy to make. Best served sliced and buttered with a cup of tea. The best thing is it improves with keeping so put in an airtight box and you can enjoy it for weeks.

Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins
(plus cooling time)
Total time: 1 hr 50 mins
Skill level: Easy peasy
Costs: Cheap as chips

Child friendly
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Ingredients

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1 cup of sugar
1 cup of mixed, dried fruit
1 cup of cold tea
1tsp of mixed spice
1oz of margarine
2 cups of self-raising flour
1 egg

Method

Put all the ingredients in a pan, bring to boil and then let it stand to cool down.
Add the flour and egg and beat the mixture together.
Pour into a loaf tin and bake at 180ºC for 90 mins or until knife inserted is clear.

By: Moira Young, 50, Peterborough

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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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judith, posted 4 days ago

I am just trying this recipe,will tell you later if my stepfather who is getting it for his birthday will like it. i let the raisins soak in irish cream liquer before. Regards from Berlin

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liz, posted 1 year ago

can I freeze this loaf?

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