Irish Barmbrack
- 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
- 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.
mixed fruit, tea, flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking soda, egg, sugar, lemon marmalade, orange zest
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/162072/irish-barmbrack/ (may not work)