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Fruit Cake

Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Loaf cake, the rich, yeast fruit cake baked for Christmas in the counties of south Wales.

Loaf cake, the rich, yeast fruit cake baked for Christmas in the counties of south Wales.

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The Recipe

You will need

  • one pound flour
  • a little salt
  • a little brown sugar
  • half a pound currants
  • half a pound raisins
  • one tablespoonful black treacle
  • one ounce yeast
  • warm water
  • (a little butter or lard, optional)

Method

  1. Cream the yeast with a little sugar, mix with a little tepid water and set aside for a few minutes until it becomes frothy.
  2. Melt the treacle (and fat) in a little warm water. 
  3. Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and work the sugar, salt and fruit through the flour. 
  4. Make a well in the centre, pour in the yeast and mix to a soft dough, adding the treacled water as necessary. 
  5. Knead well, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about an hour or longer. 
  6. Turn out on to a floured board, knead well and then put into a greased, warm tin. 
  7. Leave to rise for a further thirty minutes and then put into a fairly hot oven.  Bake as for bread.
  8. When cold, slice and spread with butter.
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