- There is no fat in the ingredients.
- There are no eggs in the ingredients.
- It requires no weighing of ingredients.
- It is a very easy recipe.
- It is very economical to make.
- The ingredients are easy to increase or decrease in quantity.
- The mixture is not temperamental, you can bake it in the oven while you are baking other things and it won't sink when you open the oven door.
- This cake keeps well and infact improves with keeping.
- It slices really well and is ideal for packed lunches or picnics.
- It is high in fibre so is very good for healthy digestion.
- The house smells delicious while it is baking.
- It tastes delicious.
1 mug of 'Bran Sticks' cereal
1 Mug of Milk
1 Mug of Sugar
1 Mug of Raisins
1 Mug of Self-raising Flour
Mixed Spice or Ground Nutmeg (optional)
Method
In a large mixing bowl, soak the bran sticks in the milk for an hour. Add all of the other ingredients and mix well. Spoon the mixture into a buttered 2lb loaf tin. Bake in a medium to low oven for approximately 40 mins, until the mixture is firm to the touch.
As there is no fat in the ingredients I think it is fine to eat a slice spread thickly with butter!
I doubled up on the ingredients and baked two cakes alongside bread rolls. I will be taking the cake to the monthly Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing Guild meeting tomorrow to be on offer during tea breaks. I enjoy the home-made treats at these meetings.
That's the same one I make twice a week for the kids. I use bran from the health food shop, you get a big bag (enough for about 10 cakes) for under £1.00. Works great with ginger or a little orange zest. I soak the bran, sugar, dried fruit in the milk over night.
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Looks like an easy recipe! Yum! Hugs, Teresa
ReplyDeleteLooks great... mmmm, what is 'Bran Sticks' cereal????
ReplyDeleteShanti - They look like little twigs, I don't know if you can get them in the USA. Tickety-Boo had a great suggestion as she regulary makes a cake like this using ordinary Bran from a health store, it would work out even more cost effective.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'll try it!
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy,
ReplyDeleteWhen Julz came home with this fruit cake I knew exactly what it was, having caught up with your blog this afternoon. That recipe really appealed to me - only CBA to follow it.
Julz said it came with a health warning that it goes straight through, which is fine by me (still passing things I ate in year 2000 - sorry!)
It is lovely and moist and the fruit is evenly distributed. I somehow know that if I tried to make it, it would be dry at the top and all the fruit would be in a cluster at the bottom.
Thanks ever so much!
Lots of love, Sue xxx
I specialize in such culinary concepts! For my 'O' Level food and Nutrition exam 1987, my task was to plan and cook a three course meal for a constipated old couple! I practiced high bran and apricot cookies at home, Dad has always enjoyed pinching and sneaking food! I seem to remember him saying something like "Christ Bab, what the hell was in those biscuits?" he possibly went into a little more detail, I would have unconstipated the old couple though! Mission accomplished!
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