During this festive season, take time to have some cake with friends and family.
This tea bread is budget friendly and is easy to make.
Ingredients
220g flour;
1ml baking powder;
Pinch of salt;
3ml cinnamon;
120g sugar;
60ml currants;
30ml margarine or butter;
80ml orange marmalade;
One egg;
125ml milk.
Topping syrup
60ml brown sugar;
30ml orange juice;
40ml orange liqueur.
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
Grease and flour a 22×9 centimetre loaf tin.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.
Mix in the sugar and currants.
In a separate saucepan, melt the margarine/butter and add the marmalade, egg and milk. Mix well.
Add the wet mixture into the dry ingredients to a smooth batter.
Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes.
Topping syrup
For the topping — heat all the ingredients gently until the sugar has melted. When the cake has cooled for 10 minutes, pour the topping over it.