GREAT GRANNIE'S PLUM CAKE - Zara Devlin, actor (Sing Street)
"This recipe came from my great-great-grandmother, and my grandmother taught me how to make it. No one knows why it’s called ‘Plum Cake’, as there are no plums in it and it’s not a cake - it’s bread! It is one of the most beautiful breads I’ve ever tasted.It’s beautiful in the colder months with Irish butter and jam and a cup of tea."
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 40 oz Self-Rising Flour
- 12 oz Castor Sugar
- 4 oz Raisins
- 4 oz Mixed Peel
- 1 oz Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 12 oz Butter (slightly melted)
- 3/4 pint Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 320 F.
- Prepare 9" cake tin by lining base and sides with greaseproof paper. Leave 2-inch gap between base and sides.
- Combine all dry ingredients into large mixing bowl.
- Add butter and milk, and mix together until a dough forms. Do not knead!
- Scrape the dough into prepared cake tin, and place a sheet of greaseproof paper lightly on top of dough.
- Put on the middle rack of oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Turn heat down to 300 F and bake for another 90 minutes.
Notes
"Important: Do NOT open the oven door during baking - not even once!"