Recipe: Fruity Earl Grey Tea Loaf

Fruity Earl grey tea loaf recipe

 

Take some time out with a slice of fruity Earl Grey tea loaf

Inspired by our recent trip to London and having a slice of tea loaf, I made this tea inspired fruity loaf.   A good excuse to take time out for a cuppa.

 

Fruity Earl grey tea loaf recipe

Ingredients

2 x Earl Grey Tea bags
250g Dried mixed fruit
60g dark brown muscovado sugar
275g plain flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 orange, grated into a zest,
2 Large Free Range Eggs, beaten
50g granulated sugar

1 jar of homemade Seville orange marmalade

Fruity Earl grey tea loaf recipe

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.

Line a 900g loaf tin.

Place the tea bags in a medium-sized saucepan and pour over 300ml just-boiled water.

Simmer for 2 minutes.

Remove and discard the tea bags.

Stir in the fruit and muscovado sugar and simmer for another 1 minute.

Transfer mixture to a large, heatproof mixing bowl.

In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and grated orange zest.

Stir the eggs into the cooling tea mix.

Add the dry ingredients.

Spoon into the loaf tin.

Bake for around 1 hour.

Once baked, place contents of a small jar of marmalade into a saucepan.

Heat until the marmalade is runny.

Spoon over the cake while still warm in the tin.

Leave to cool then slice.

Tip: For a more concentrated Earl Grey flavour, soak the fruits overnight.

Fruity Earl grey tea loaf recipe

 

Emma

Emma

Hello!

I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

Usually I can be found sleeping beside a cat.

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