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Put the dried fruit and cherries in a bowl. Cover with the hot strong tea (or the tea and whiskey) and leave to plump up overnight. The next day, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

Enjoy your full Irish breakfast with a cup of hot tea, and you’ll have the energy to face the day ... to use up your leftovers is by making a traditional Irish dessert called Barmbrack. This fruitcake ...

The result is a dense and moist cake with a deep, complex flavor that is perfect for serving with a cup of tea or coffee. One of the key ingredients in Irish porter cake is Guinness porter beer.

Knead in the fruit for a minute and then leave for an hour covered with a tea towel. Butter 2 x 1lb loaf tins and divide the dough between the two. Brush the top with egg yolk. Set oven to 180oc ...

Put the dried fruit and cherries into a bowl. Cover with hot tea and leave to plump up overnight. Next day, line the loaf tin with silicone paper. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

Cake is good. Cake is lovely. And in the UK, we seem to be rather good at celebrating it. Break down every slice of tastiness, though, and there can also be a sprinkling of history in with the ...

The Celts believed that on the eve of Halloween, dead spirits would visit the mortal world. They lit bonfires to keep evil spirits away and dressed in disguises. Although our Halloween is less ...

Dubliners biting into a slice of barmbrack this Halloween could find ... with donations going to the Irish Cancer Society. A limited number of barmbracks are available to order now, with the ...