The Parish Church of St George the Martyr, Waterlooville

Christian Aid Fair Trade Scripture Cake


Oven set to Gas 3 or 160°C (325°F)


Cream together:

8.oz butter (Judges 5:25)

8.oz Traidcraft brown sugar (Jeremiah 6:20)

1 tbs honey (Samuel 14:25)


Mix in:

3 beaten size 3 eggs (Jeremiah 17:11)


Fold in:

8 oz. Traidcraft raisins (1 Samuel 30:12)

plus 4 oz. sultanas

8 oz dried, chopped figs (Nahum 3:12)

and 2 oz ground almonds (Numbers 17:8)


Sift together:

14½ oz plain flour (1 Kings 4:22)

1 level tsp mixed spice (2 Chronicles 9:9)

1 pinch salt (Leviticus 2:13)

1 heaped tsp baking powder (Amos 4:5)

folding into the original mixture with

4 tbs milk (Judges 4:19)


Turn into a 9 inch cake tin and bake for 1½ to 2 hours.


Why not bake several cakes and sell them to raise funds for Christian Aid?

Easter Edition 2013

Christian Aid Week, 12th to 18th May