Fruity Teacake

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 ounces mixed dried berries
• 8 ounces hot tea
• 1 orange
• 2 ounces butter, softened
• 4 ounces light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 8 ounces self-raising flour
• 4 tablespoons demerara sugar

Recipe

• 1 place the dried fruits in a bowl, pour over the hot tea and add the juice and zest of the orange.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap, then leave for 4 hours or better still, over night.
• 3 heat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 grease and line with parchment paper the base of a 2 lb. loaf tin.
• 5 beat together the butter and brown sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg, followed by the flour.
• 6 carefully stir through the fruit mixture.
• 7 spoon the mixture into the pan, then smooth over the surface with the back of the spoon.
• 8 sprinkle all over with a thick layer of demerara sugar.
• 9 bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• 10 leave to cool in the pan, then turn out, cut into slices and serve.