Hallowtide Soul Cakes
Ingredients:
3/4 cup fresh berries (whatever you can forage or have on hand)
1/2 cup roughly chopped hazelnuts ( I added a few almonds as well)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup hot, strong black tea (I used Earl Grey)
1 large egg
4 tablespoons butter
1 tsp of nutmeg
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tablespoons of chopped candied ginger (optional but tasty)
2 tablespoons chopped candied orange peel
1 tsp of lemon or orange zest
pinch of salt
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Directions:
Combine berries, nuts, spices, chopped ginger and peel, and brown sugar. Add the hot tea, stir well, cover, and allow to soak for an hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a muffin/cupcake pan.
Mix the egg and melted butter into your wet mixture, adding the flour in 1/2 cup batches, beating well after each addition.
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the toothpick comes out clean (around 45 min.) Let cool in the pan before turning out.
Oh, so pretty to look at plain – but fun to decorate too!
Recipe courtesy of Gather Victoria.com