1/ Grease a 2lb loaf tin, or use a greaseproof tin liner. Heat sugar, syrup, milk and sultanas in a saucepan. Stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.
2/ Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Add chopped walnuts. Add sugar mixture and egg. Beat together. Put in prepared tin and bake in the middle of the pre-heated oven for about one hour. 180º Celsius. 350º Fahrenheit or Gas Mark 4. It is cooked when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
3/ Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.
4/ The cake improves with keeping. It becomes nice and moist. Serve sliced, spread with butter.
Instructions
1/ Grease a 2lb loaf tin, or use a greaseproof tin liner. Heat sugar, syrup, milk and sultanas in a saucepan. Stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.
2/ Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Add chopped walnuts. Add sugar mixture and egg. Beat together. Put in prepared tin and bake in the middle of the pre-heated oven for about one hour. 180º Celsius. 350º Fahrenheit or Gas Mark 4. It is cooked when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
3/ Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.
4/ The cake improves with keeping. It becomes nice and moist. Serve sliced, spread with butter.
Author's Comments
Moist and fulfilling
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