Irish Barmbrack

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups chopped dried mixed fruit
• 1.5 cups hot black tea
• 2.5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 large egg
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 0.25 cups lemon marmalade
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak dried fruit in hot tea for at least 2 hours to overnight.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a round 9-inch cake pan or 9x5-inch loaf pan. Stir flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda together; set aside.

3. 3

   Lightly beat egg in a large bowl; mix in sugar, marmalade, orange zest, and tea-soaked fruit until well combined. Gently fold in the flour mixture until just combined, then pour into the prepared pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 2 hours before removing to a wire rack to cool to room temperature. Press the objects of choice into the cake through the bottom before serving.