Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Black bun is a tradition I'm starting this year, although I'm led to believe it is more of a Hogmanay tradition than Christmas. Just this past weekend I made one from a Scottish cookbook (I can post the recipe if anyone wants it).

It basically consists of making a rudimentary pastry lining for a loaf pan, then filling it with a gooey mixture of raisins/currants/almonds/brown-sugar/ginger/allspice/pepper/cinnamon/flour/cream-of-tartar/egg/brandy/milk. Then capping it off with the remaining pastry, and baking it for 3 hours at low heat. It's very heavy for its size! I'm giving it two weeks to mature, and will present it on New Years.
Yes, please post the recipe. My wife is constantly experimenting with baking and new cakes. This sounds exactly like something she would be interested in.

Regards

Chas