Anglesey Cake (Teisen Sir Fon)
Author/Submitted by:
Country Cooking - Recipes from Wales by Sian Llewellyn.
Servings: 1
Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
Butter,
(100 grams)
1/3
cup
Dark brown sugar,
(75 grams)
1
Egg 1
tablespoon
Black treacle 2
cups
Self-rising flour,
(250 grams)
1
teaspoon
Ground ginger 1
teaspoon
Mixed spice 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
teaspoon
Bicarbonate of soda 1 1/2
cups
Dried mixed fruit,
(150 grams)
1
cup
Milk,
(250 ml)
Directions:
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and stir in the treacle. Sift the flour, ginger, spice and salt together and stir into the creamed mixture. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk and stir into the cake mixture. Add the fruit and mix well. Turn into a 20cm (8 inch) round cake tin lined with greased greaseproof paper and bake in a moderate oven (170C, 325F, gas mark 3) for 1 hour or until cooked.
Black treacle is the British term for molasses.
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