Fruity Tea Brack
Shared by Maeve · 16 October 2026
The story behind the recipe
My mam used to bake a lot when I was young as there wasn't much money for treats, home bakes were a daily thing. Mam was always singing songs when doing this so not only did we get lovely bakes but also learned all the old trad songs. I think she got the recipe from her mam. The smell of the tea track when we came in from school was such a treat, we'd devour our dinner so we could have some for dessert. Now I make it regularly for my husband as he was always buying ones and could never find a nice one. I said I'd make him mams recipe, with some of my own additions, low and behold, he loved it and said it was the nicest he ever tasted. I don't get many compliments from him so it must be good!! I will hopefully pass it onto my children and it will continue down the generations. Just this year I entered it into a couple of Agri shows and it got 1st place! what a compliment that was
- Maeve
Ingredients
225g Self Raising Flour 175g Fruit mix 300ml cold tea 125g caster sugar 1 egg (beaten) Good pinch Mixed Spice 50g glazed cherry 40g sliced almonds TO DECORATE 8 whole almonds 4 halved cherries
Method
steep dried fruit in cold tea, soak overnight Preheat oven 170 degree celcius, grease, line loaf tin In the bowl of mixed fruit add sugar, egg, flour and mixed spice, glazed cherries, almond and mix well Pour into prepared tin, Decorate with whole almonds and cherries on top bake for approx 1 hour or until risen, firm to touch and skewer comes out clean Cool on wire tray. When cold, wrap in greaseproof paper and keep for 2 days before eating
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