Westmorland Pepper Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; adjust rack to middle of oven.
• Grease 7-inch cake tin or small loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper.
• Put fruit, sugar, butter and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes, then let mixture cool to warm.
• Put the flour, spices,and pepper in a bowl and stir to blend. Gently stir in the fruit mixture, milk and the egg. Mix thoroughly without beating.
• Turn the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes or until firm to the touch,golden brown or a toothpick test indicates done.
• Turn out and let cool on a wire rack.
• May be topped with a mixture of cream and powdered sugar or simply dusted with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Cream margarine until it resembles whipped cream.
• Add brown sugar and stir. Add white sugar and vailla. Beat well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beat after each.
• Sift together dry ingredients. Add to mixture, alternating with buttermilk (put soda in buttermilk).
• Beat well and pour into greased and floured pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Bundt pans take about 40 minutes.
• If loaf pan us used,and can be, bake for 45 to 60 minutes at 325 degrees.