Monday, 26 October 2026

SPICED NUT CAKE

Ingredients.....225 gm plain flour, 1 tsp of baking powder, 225 gm of castor sugar, pinch of salt, 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp of ground ginger, 120 ml of lemon juice, 2 tbs of butter / marg, melted, 1 egg, lightly beaten, 4 tbs of water, 100gm of cranberries, 100gm of granulated nuts, 1 tbs of icing sugar. Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Grease and line a loaf pan ( 9" x 5 " / 22 cm x 12.5 cm ), with baking paper. Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Stir in the lemon juice, butter, water and egg. Beat together until all the flour is incorporated. Finally stir in the cranberries and nuts. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar. Serve warm or cold, spread with butter or cream cheese. Enjoy.

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