Irish Barmbrack
Barmbrack or brack is a traditional Irish fruitcake or fruit loaf. It was traditionally served at Halloween but is now eaten all year round. It is tradition to add objects to the barmbrack which symbolize certain things for the person who receives it in their slice: a coin — wealth or good fortune; a ring — will marry within the year; a bean — poverty; a pea — will not marry within the year; a matchstick — unhappy marriage; a thimble — single for life.
chopped dried mixed fruit
2 ½
cups
hot black tea
1 ½
cups
flour
2 ½
cups
ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon
ground nutmeg
½
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
egg
1
large
sugar
1 ½
cups
lemon marmalade
¼
cup
grated orange zest
1
teaspoon
 Soak dried fruit in hot tea for at least 2 hours to overnight.
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch Bundt pan. Stir flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda together; set aside.
  Lightly beat egg in a large bowl; mix in sugar, marmalade, orange zest, and tea-soaked fruit until well combined. Gently fold in the flour mixture until just combined, then pour into the prepared pan.
  Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 2 hours before removing to a wire rack to cool to room temperature. Press the objects of choice into the cake through the bottom before serving.
