Irish Barmbrack

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 5 hrs 15 mins


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