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Friday 13 May 2011

Virtuous Cake?!?

This Cake has so many Virtues I recommend you try it.
  • 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.
Ingredients
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.

7 comments:

  1. 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.
    Kids love it.
    Love
    Tickety-boo
    xx

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  2. Looks like an easy recipe! Yum! Hugs, Teresa

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  3. Looks great... mmmm, what is 'Bran Sticks' cereal????

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  4. Shanti - 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.

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  5. Hi Lucy,

    When 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

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  6. 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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