Sedgemoor Easter Cake

Name: Sedgemoor Easter Cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: currants ¼ lb.; mixed spice ½ teaspoonful; ground cinnamon ½ teaspoonful; egg 1; brandy 2 tablespoonfuls.; Flour ½ lb.; butter ¼ lb.; castor sugar ¼ lb.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

This was sent in by Mrs. Wyatt, of Huish Episcopi, near Langford, on behalf of the Women’s Institute, and was exhibited at the first English Folk Cookery Exhibition, 1931.

Ingredients

Flour ½ lb.
butter ¼ lb.
castor sugar

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Rub the butter into the flour.
Add sugar, currants, spice and cinnamon.
Well beat the egg and mix with the brandy, and then mix with dry ingredients.
Roll out about half an inch thick, cut in rounds, and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes.