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english tea cake

Ingredients For english tea cake

  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 12
    maraschino cherries
  • 1 Tbsp
    cherry juice
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 c
    flour, scant
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    white raisins or currants

How To Make english tea cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  • 2
    Grease and flour a small tube pan.
  • 3
    Cream butter and sugar.
  • 4
    Add eggs, beating thoroughly.
  • 5
    Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
  • 6
    Gradually add to butter mixture.
  • 7
    Add vanilla and cherry juice.
  • 8
    Fold in cherries and raisins and bake 1 1/4 hours.

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