Fruit and Nut Tea Brack
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- Total Time
- 2hrs 15mins
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- Serves
- 8
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- Calories
- 392
Traditionally served on Halloween in Ireland, this loaf cake is full of dried figs and hazelnuts. It's perfect as a quick tea cake to make year-round. Spread with butter and eat while still warm!
recipe updated Feb 21, 2022
Ingredients
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- Raisins
- 300 g
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- Dried figs
- 100 g
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- Hot earl grey tea
- 300 g
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- Orange
- 1
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- Light brown sugar
- 150 g
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- Ground cinnamon
- 5 g
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- Apple pie spice mix
- 5 g
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- Egg
- 2
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- All purpose flour
- 200 g
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- Baking powder
- 7 g
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- Hazelnuts
- 75 g
Tools
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Oven
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Wooden spoon
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Loaf pan - 10"
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Large mixing bowl
Step preview
- Add raisins, dried figs and hot earl grey tea to a clean large mixing bowl
- Soak fruit overnight if possible, or for at least one hour
- Pre-heat oven - 170°C
- Grease a clean loaf pan
- Add orange to the batter
- Add light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, apple pie spice mix and egg to the batter
- Mix briefly until combined
- Add all purpose flour, baking powder and hazelnuts to the batter
- Mix until combined
- Transfer batter to loaf pan
- Bake until skewer tests clean - 50 min, 170°C
- Let cool - approx 5 min
- Slice and eat warm from the oven, with a little butter