Wartime Christmas Cake – Ministry of Food – Recipe No. 156

Just giving this old recipe a bump! I’ll likely try and new wartime recipe for Christmas Cake this year but this one did come out well!

The 1940's Experiment

So here is the first promised Wartime Christmas themed recipe for our ‘Wartime Christmas Countdown’ here on www.the1940sExperiment.com.

This is a recommended Christmas Cake recipe from the Ministry of Food in the mid 1940’s and the rationed ingredients make a very acceptable cake. My son works in Tesco’s so I was able to go shopping last night with him and get a 10% discount on my shopping! (he has a staff discount card!). Every little bit helps!

Wartime Christmas Cake – Ministry of Food

4 oz (115g) margarine
3 oz (85g) of soft brown sugar
1 lb dried mixed fruit
2 reconstituted dried eggs or 2 fresh eggs
3 level tablespoons of warmed treacle or golden syrup
8 oz (225g) of plain flour
pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
3 tablespoons of cold strained tea
(I also…

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One thought on “Wartime Christmas Cake – Ministry of Food – Recipe No. 156

  1. Great to hear from you! I hope that you have been doing well in the interim – I know that the lockdown blues can get bad. Also, thank you for the Christmas post! I look forward to trying some of your recipes soon!

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