Name: Moira Young's tea loaf cake recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves: 8–10
Ingredients: 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

By GoodtoKnow

published 23 November 2014

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

Ingredients

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

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Method

Put the sugar, dried fruit, tea, mixed spice and margarine into a pan.
Slowly bring to boil, stirring all the time, 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.
Leave the cake in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve in thick slices with butter.

Top Tip for making Moira Young's tea loaf cake

Cup measures vary from country-to-country. In the US, a cup is 250ml. However, as long as you're using the same sized cup for all your measurements, your cake will work - cooking times may need to vary. For this recipe you could try using a tea cup.

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