Welsh Funeral Cake

Welsh Funeral Cake

This is a very old recipe for a rich fruit cake, traditionally served to friends and relatives after a funeral in Wales.

1 cup plus 2 Tbls. dark brown sugar

8 oz. butter or margarine

1/2 cup ground almonds

3 eggs

3 1/2 cups plain or all-purpose flour

1 cup sultanas or golden raisins (lightly rolled in flour)

1 cup currants (lightly rolled in flour)

1/2 cup candied fruit (if desired)

nutmeg

allspice

Put the sugar and butter in a saucepan with a tablespoon of water and boil for 3 minutes.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the contents to cool. Stir in the ground almonds, eggs, flour, sultanas, currants, candied fruit and a pinch of nutmeg and allspice.

Pour the cake mixture in a 10 inch greased, deep cake pan and bake in a heated oven of 375° and cook for an additional 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and turn it out onto a cake rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Serve sliced, along with a good hot cup of tea.

From Sadie Dell, "Sadie the Brit", submitted by Donna Boyce

September/October 2003 issue of Dragon Tales

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