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Malt Loaf buttered
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5 from 13 votes

Malt Loaf - Easy & delicious

A delicious and easy Malt Loaf Recipe, sweet and dark. Sticky and moist! Perfect slathered in butter for a teatime treat
Course cake
Cuisine English
Keyword apple cake, fruit cake, malt, Malt Loaf, old fashioned recipe, tealoaf, teatime
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 235kcal

Equipment

  • 1 2 llb Loaf Tin See note

Ingredients

  • 10 g Vegetable Oil For greasing tin (or butter)
  • 300 g Raisins or dried fruit
  • 1 Tea Bag
  • 150ml Boiling Water
  • 150 g Malt Extract
  • 40 g Black Treacle
  • 100 g Dark Brown Sugar
  • 2 Medium Eggs
  • 250 g Plain Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven 150C (fan) / 160C / 325F / Gas 3
  • Line and grease a 2llb Loaf Tin
  • Put your raisins in a large bowl
  • In a jug make your tea with 150ml boiling water and let it are for 5 minutes
  • Next add your Malt Extract, Black Treacle and Dark Brown Sugar
  • Pour over your raisins (or dried fruit)
  • Leave to stand for 10 minutes
  • Next crack your 2 eggs on top and give it a good stir until combined
  • Add flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and mix until all the flour has dissaperred
  • Pour your batter into your prepared Loaf tin and bake in the centre of the oven for approx 1 1/4 hours. Keep checking - also don't worry if it's dipped a little in the centre, it's a heavy cake and it's fine

Notes

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

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg