Hix Oyster ale Cake

Name: Hix Oyster ale Cake
Yield: Serves 8-10
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 60 g sultanas; a good pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; a good pinch of salt; 450 g self-raising flour, sifted; a little softened butter for greasing; 225 g molasses sugar; 225 g cold butter, cut into small cubes; a good pinch of mixed spice; a good pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 free-range large egg, beaten; 200 ml Hix oyster ale; finely grated zest of 2 oranges; finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Hix Oyster & Chop House

By Mark Hix

Published 2010

About

This is a nice, rich teatime cake that is also very good served with cheese. If you can’t find my dark oyster ale, I’ll allow you to use Guinness, stout or a porter.

Ingredients

60 g sultanas
a little softened butter for greasing
450 g

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Winter
Spring
Autumn
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Put the sultanas into a bowl, pour on enough boiling water to cover and leave to soak overnight.

The next day, Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3. Line a 20 x 10 cm loaf tin, abo