Westmorland Pepper Cake

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==Description==
If you have never tried adding pepper to a sweet dish before now, you will be pleasantly surprised by its effect. It adds unusual spiciness to what is otherwise a fairly standard fruitcake and is just one example of the huge variety of fruit cake recipes that come from this part of the world.
==Ingredients==
* 3 oz raisins
* 3 oz currants
* 4 oz caster sugar
* 3 oz butter
* ¼ pint water
* 8 oz self-raising flour
* ½ teaspoon ground ginger
* large pinch ground cloves
* ½ teaspoon finely ground black pepper
* 4 tablespoon milk
* 1 egg, beaten
==Directions==
# Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 4.
# Grease the base of a deep 18 cm (7 inch) cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
# Put the fruit, sugar, butter and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
# Simmer for 10 minutes, then leave to cool slightly.
# Put the flour, spices and pepper in a bowl and gently stir in the fruit mixture, milk and the egg.
# Mix thoroughly without beating.
# Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 minutes or until firm to the touch and golden brown.
# Turn out and leave to cool on a wire rack.
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Category:English Desserts
Category:Cake Recipes