twigg studios

A British baking blog, food photography

earl grey cardamom and orange loaf

Uncategorized

 this loaf cake is so moist and has so much flavour it is defiantly a new favourite,
its really easy to throw together if you need a cake to serve with tea/coffee if you have friends or family coming around.
i apologise to my American readers as this recipe is in grams rather than cups.

recipe
150 unsalted butter
60g pecan nuts
6-15 cardamon pods
180g light muscavado sugar or golden caster sugar
100ml freshly brewed earl grey
200g dried mixed fruit
200g self raising flour
grated zest of one large orange and lemon
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs lightly beaten
preheat the oven to 180c/ 350f
line a tray with baking paper and sprinkle over the nuts and gently roast for 5 minutes
let cool and chop and put to one side
brew some earl grey and measure 100ml and leave to cool
in a mixer add the butter and sugar and mix until light and fluffy
add the cooled tea and mix until completely combined add the beaten eggs and mix
take the cardamom pods and slice open and remove the little seeds then with a pestle and mortar grind the seeds until powdery add to flour with salt and sift into mixture, mix then grate the zest of one large orange and a lemon and mix and add the dried fruit and nuts and stir to combine,
add to a greased and lined loaf tin and bake fo50/55 minutes until a knife inserted comes out clean.
i made a glaze with some of the juice from the orange and some powdered sugar and decorated it with some candied peel but if you like you can keep it plain and add some butter to it.


sew chatty
not just a housewife
sew can do

You might also like

SIGN UP TO GET MY NEWSLETTER

Reader Interactions

19 Comments

  1. i always love your photos! food photography is just so fun. and! not to mention this recipe? yes please! earl grey happens to be my favorite tea i bet it is delicious in a loaf! thanks for sharing, i am excited to try this

  6. Beautiful as always! Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic project on The Inspiration Board at homework. I featured you in the spotlight!
    carolyn
    homework &
    DETAILS

  8. This sounds interesting with the Earl Grey tea. I'm not a big fan of cardomon, but I wonder if poppy seeds might be a good substitute? Your presentation is beautiful! Thanks for sharing this at What We Accomplished Wednesdays! Have a super week!

    Deborah

  11. I baked this a few days ago and oh my gosh it was the best fruit cake I've ever made! I love the idea of adding cardamon to it, so ingenious! I also added some candied ginger for a tiny bit of heat and it turned out perfect! Thank you for always posting great recipes and please continue to do so!

  12. Aimee this looks delicious! I love a bit of cardamon in bread….soooo good!

    I've begun co-hosting Project Inspire{d} – link party. It goes live on Mondays at 8:00 PM ET at AnExtraordinaryDay.net. I like to invite you to link up this or any other of your extraordinary posts. You are truly talented.

    Glad you're settling into a routine with that sweet puppy of yours. I'll be looking forward to seeing him on the blog again. 🙂
    ~Diane

  13. I’m going to attempt this tomorrow in my tea bar? Which size loaf tin would you advise:)

  14. What variety or combinations of mixed dried fruits would you recommend to use with the citrus, earl grey flavor profile?

Get in the know.
Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.
As a welcome you will receive my presentation on visual storytelling
Thank you for subscribing!