This traditional Irish Tea Brack Loaf is filled with fruit and makes a great tea time treat. We're convinced it makes a great lunchbox treat too, not just one for St. Patrick's Day. The fruit requires soaking over night in tea.

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Dried mixed fruits

Glacé cherries

Tea (hot, strong)

Billington's

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Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar

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Billington's Unrefined Dark Muscovado Sugar

Egg(s) (free range) (large, beaten)

Self-raising white flour is ideal for cakes, cookies and muffins, where a light and airy texture is required. The shelf life of self-raising flour is shorter than other flours as the raising agent will absorb moisture from the air over time

Allinson's Self Raising Flour

Mixed spice

Butter (salted) (to serve)

This is a traditional Irish Tea Brack recipe which is often used to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It’s a sweet loaf cake loaded with mixed dried fruits and cherries.

Irish Tea Brack Recipe | How to Make Irish Tea Brack

Put the dried mixed fruit and cherries into a large bowl and pour over the hot tea and leave overnight.

The next day, preheat the oven to 180C (fan 160C, gas mark 4) and line a 900g loaf tin with baking paper.&nbsp;Ready made liners for loaf tins are available in larger supermarkets.

Add the remaining ingredients to the soaked fruit and tea and stir well.

Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean when pushed into the middle. After an hour just check as you might want to cover with foil if browning too much.

Leave to cool in the tin and then serve sliced with butter.

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Absolutely gorgeous! A real hit with my family who adore a good tea brack. Have had to leave it in for an extra 30 mins but that's fine, tasted great!

First time I have made this and its great

Here's hoping it turn out good! Sounds a yummy recipe! 11

Mine goes sticky on top. It keep in an airtight tin

The best tea brack recipe! I reduce the sugar by half as I find it too sweet with all the fruit.

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