Karen's Favourite Fruit Tea Cake (Fat Free)

Yesterday was a day for a lovely slice of an old favourite, accompanied by a hot mug of tea.  Lucky for me I remembered to soak the fruit the night before, which is an essential part of the process for making this cake on the day you want to bake it. 

Here's the recipe which i'm sure you'll enjoy too.  

Have a great weekend, K x

Ingredients

350g mixed dried fruit or raisins

170ml strong black tea

125g light brown sugar

225g self raising flour

1 lightly whisked egg

Method

Place dried fruit into a bowl with tea and sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved.  Cover and leave for 12 hours.

Add the flour and egg to the fruit mixture and stir with a spoon to mix.  It's not necessary to beat the mixture.

Spoon into a lined loaf tin.

Bake at 160C (fan oven) for 90 minutes.

Allow to cool thoroughly before cutting.

Enjoy as is or with a light spreading of marmalade (or butter if you aren't on a fat free diet).

 

Karen's Favourite Ginger Biscuit Recipe

Hello everyone,

How are you all doing?  As promised in my post last week, here's the recipe for my favourite Ginger Biscuits.  These are really easy to make and taste delicious.

Relaxation, Crochet and Ginger Biscuits.

Photo by Karen Wiederhold

Time for some relaxation, crochet, tea and homemade ginger biscuits.  If i get a chance this week i'll type up the recipe in case you'd like to make some.  They are delicious and are definitely meant for dunking.

It's been a busy day today.  Monday's usually are because that's when I tackle all the laundry, admin and tidying up after the weekend.

In lock-down i'm trying to keep to the weekly wake-up and housework routine as that's the best way for me to make sure things don't fall through the gaps, and to keep any creeping anxiety that might try to settle at a minimum. 

Some fun and exciting news is that there's a new blanket design in the works!

Keep watching this space for an announcement soon 😊

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