Irish Barmbrack

Name: Irish Barmbrack
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups chopped dried mixed fruit; 1 1/2 cups hot brewed tea; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/4 cup lemon marmalade; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups chopped dried mixed fruit
1 1/2 cups hot brewed tea
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon marmalade
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Directions

1

Soak the dried fruit in the hot tea for 2 hours, then drain and gently squeeze out excess tea.
2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch Bundt pan. Stir together the flour cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda; set aside.
3

Beat the egg, sugar, marmalade, orange zest, and tea-soaked fruit until well combined. Gently fold in the flour until just combined, then pour into the prepared Bundt pan.
4

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until the top of the cake springs back when lightly pressed. Allow to cool in the pan for 2 hours before removing. Continue to cool to room temperature on a wire rack. Press the objects of choice into the cake through the bottom before serving.