Recipe

Glazed Irish Tea Cake Recipe

	Morninlite / All my dishes 8 months, 3 weeks ago I found this on line some where. Made it up for a bazaar at Church this weekend and baked it in little loaf pans. Prep:15m Cook:85m Servings:1	Morninlite
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Ingredients

~@~ Cake~@~

3/4 cup butter - room temperature

1 cup castor sugar (fine baking suguar - or regular granulated)

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

3 ounces Cream Cheese at room temperature

1 3/4 c cake flour (I used all purpose flour, but I think it would be better with the cake flour)

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup dried currants or chopped dates

2/3 cup buttermilk

~@~ Glaze~@~

1/2 cup confectioners sugar, sifted

2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Directions

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F, with rack in center of oven.

Generously grease a 9 inch (7 Cup capacity) loaf pan. Dust with flour; tap pan over sink to discard excess flour. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit bottom of pan. Set aside

Use mixer to cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy

Add eggs, one at a time, beating each until fluffy

Add cream cheese.

Mix until well combined

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.

Put currents or dates in a small bowl. Add 1/4 cup of flour mixture to currants and stir until well coated.

Add remaining flour to batter, alternating with buttermilk.

Mix until smooth.

Use a wooden spoon to sir in currants and all of the flour.

Stir until well combined. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Smooth surface wth spatula.

Bake until well-browned and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 25 minutes.(time will vary, keep an eye on it!)

Cake will crack on top