Recipe for cooking english tea cake
Recipes from England :: English Tea, Beverages and Accompaniments
This is served at high tea in England. It is a very highly prized recipe that was brought to the United States from Woldingham, England in 1936. 1 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 scant c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. white raisins or currants
12 maraschino cherries
1 Tbsp. cherry juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 250 degrees fahrenheit. Grease and flour a small tube pan. Cream butter and sugar together; add eggs, beating thoroughly. Add vanilla extract and cherry juice. Fold in cherries and raisins. Pour into a prepared pan and bake 1 1/4 hours or until done, using a wooden pick to test.
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