20-Min Tea-Soaked Barmbrack
Soft, molasses-dark cake studded with plump raisins, steeped in strong black tea. No eggs required—just fruit, flour, and warmth. Slice thick and serve with butter.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 6
- Calories
- 268
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups raisins
- 1 cup strong black tea, brewed and cooled
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Pour cooled tea over raisins in a bowl. Stir and let sit 3 minutes until raisins plump.
- 3
Whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- 4
Pour the tea-and-raisin mixture (with liquid) into the dry ingredients. Add vanilla. Stir until just combined—do not overmix.
- 5
Scrape batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top. Bake 18–20 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 6
Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Slice thick and serve slightly warm.
Tools you’ll need
- 9-inch round cake pan
- parchment paper
- bowl
- whisk
- wooden spoon
- toothpick
- wire cooling rack
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