⨸⋌ everyone stops for tea

somehow a cup of tea or coffee is so much more

if accompanied by a slice of fruity cake:

this recipe is light and moreish:

I'm not quite sure where the original recipe came from

but I adapt this to whatever fruit or nuts I have in the cupboard:

it's a breeze to make as there's no elbow/mixer

grease needed ^_* 

anytime tea cake

you will need :

220g plain flour

170g caster sugar

90g nuts *I chopped up pecans*

175g dried fruits 

*I used sour cherries, seedless raisins and a few chopped up prunes*

125g butter

1½ teaspoons baking powder

2 eggs

60ml milk

a few spoonfuls of demerara sugar

set your oven to 160°c/ gas 4:

line a 16x10cm loaf tin with greaseproof:

in a large bowl ~ sift the flour and baking powder:

mix in the caster sugar, nuts and dried fruits:

melt the butter *I zap it in the microwave*

then add the milk, then add the eggs and mix well:

gently mix the wet ingredients into your large bowl of dried:

pile into your lined loaf tin and shower the top

with some demerara sugar for crrrunch!

bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, but test with a skewer

after one hour and see how you go:

cool in the tin then turn out:

you'll have trouble slicing this if it's still warm so

you'll have to be patient:

will keep in the tin for 3-4 days:

*try dried cranberries and walnuts, or sultanas and almonds*