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Lincolnshire Plum loaf cake
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Lincolnshire Plum Bread

A moist easy fruit tea bread
Course cake
Cuisine English
Keyword afternoon tea, Lincolnshire Plum Loaf, plum bread, Plum Loaf
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 580kcal

Ingredients

  • 225 g Margarine or butter
  • 340 g Caster Sugar
  • 450 g Dried Fruit mixed or what ever you fancy
  • 1 cup Water or Tea
  • 450 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 2 medium sized Eggs

Instructions

  • Grease & Line 2 x 21b loaf tins (I use loaf liners  - they are ace!)
  • Preheat the oven 140C/275F/Gas 1
  • In a large pan warm the Butter, Caster Sugar, Dried Fruit and tea - melt
  • Tip the Self-raising flour into a large bowl, with the eggs and mix Add the melted mixture to the flour mix, a little at a time and stir until totally combined
  • Bake for approx 60 minutes. Insert a fine knitting needle and if it comes out clean you're done. If not bake for an additional 10 minutes until baked
  • Leave to cool - then add that butter and cheese and away you go!
  • Enjoy the delights of my Mums Lincolnshire Plum loaf / cake

Notes

***All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 369mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 615IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1mg