Teabread

Name: Teabread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes one 900 g (2 lb) loaf cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 125 g (4½ oz) soft light brown sugar; 300 ml (10 fl oz) strong tea; 75 g (2¾ oz) butter; 225 g (8 oz) plain (all-purpose) wholemeal (whole-wheat) flour; 140 g (5 oz) sultanas (golden raisins); 40 g (1½ oz) currants; 120 g (4 oz) raisins; 2 tsp baking powder; 15 g (½ oz) demerara sugar

Preparation info

Makes
one
900 g loaf cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Pink Whisk Guide to Cake Making

By Ruth Clemens

Published 2013

About

A classic loaf cake to have in your repertoire, the wholemeal flour in this recipe gives the loaf a delicious nutty taste too. Great if you’re a tea fiend like me!

Ingredients

140 g (5 oz) sultanas (golden raisins)
120 g (4</

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Dessert
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Soak all the fruit overnight in the strong tea. Then follow the method for the Jewelled Fruit Cake. You’ll need 2 tsp of baking powder to go along with the wholemeal flour though – don’t forget! Scatter with demerara sugar before baking for 1 hour and 10 minutes, and make sure