Welsh Bara Brith Cake Recipes

WELSH RAISIN DATE NUT CAKE BARA BRITH

Welsh Raisin Date Nut Cake Bara Brith image

There are many versions of the Bara Brith, as many perhaps, as there are Welsh cooks. It is basically a spicy raisin cake, deep, dark and delicious. This cake is a bit unorthodox, but very moist and fruity.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups butter
1 1/4 cups brewed tea
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT Evaporated)
1 cup golden raisin
1 cup black currants
1 cup chopped dates
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons apricot jam

Steps:

In a saucepan, heat together first 6 ingredients and allow mixture to simmer for a minute or 2, or until nicely blended and raisins are plumped.
Allow to COOL for 30 minutes.
Mix together and stir in the next 8 ingredients until dry ingredients are just moistened.
Do not overmix.
Stir in the apricot jam.
Scrape batter into a greased 10-inch springform pan and bake in a 325°F.
oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
(Tent pan loosely with foil if top is browning too rapidly.) Allow to cool in pan, and then cover tightly with plastic wrap and store cake in the refrigerator.
NOTE:- This cake is not very sweet, more like a dark raisin bread.
Easiest& Best!
Coffee Cakes and Quick Breads.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6189, Fat 348.4, SaturatedFat 176.1, Cholesterol 745, Sodium 4209.3, Carbohydrate 732.6, Fiber 47.5, Sugar 416.7, Protein 98.1

BARA BRITH

Bara Brith image

A sweet, yeast-less Welsh bread studded with dried fruit. I generally soak my raisins in Irish breakfast tea, but feel free to experiment with flavors.

Provided by Femmie London

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 8h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup hot brewed tea
¾ cup dried currants
¾ cup golden raisins
¾ cup demerara sugar
1 ¼ cups self-rising flour
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.
Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.
Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.
Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.
Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown, about 40 minutes. Cool in the bread pan 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 260.7 mg, Sugar 24.6 g

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