Barmbrack or Irish apple cake?

[purplepoppy]

It's St Patrick's Day soon so I thought I'd do an Irish one. I've picked two we'll known Irish sweet treats, Barmbrack and apple cake.

Irish apple cake is made with sliced apples has a crumbly topping and is usually served with custard.
Barmbrack is just a rip off of bara brith.😉 It's a dense tea flavoured cake loaf packed with dried fruit.

Barmbrack

Irish apple cake

[Lliam]

I think I'd prefer Irish apple cake.

For a St. Paddy's Day treat, my wife makes really good Irish bread pudding with a sweet sauce that contains whiskey. 😁

[purplepoppy]

I know it well

[SaoirseS]

Barmbrack reminds me of Texas Manor Fruitcake sold here during the Christmas holiday season. Eat one slice and it feels heavy, like a brick in my stomach. I’ll take the apple cake instead.

[EmmaMary]

@purplepoppy

Barmbrack reminds me very much of the lovely Welsh Bara Brith, which I make and eat far too much of!

[purplepoppy]

It's exactly the same thing

[EmmaMary]

@purplepoppy

So it's quite simply a name difference only then?

[purplepoppy]

Both names can be translated as speckled bread.

[EmmaMary]

@purplepoppy

How very interesting... Thank you so much. x

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[D_Bone_Steak]

I just want to know what I can have sex with.

[AviatorTom]

I've had apple cake, never had barnbrack, though I'd like to try it. Maybe I'll see if the local Irish pubs have it on the menu for St Patty's Day.

[ShiftingMonke]

I voted Barm.. bamra.. BarackObamaCake.

It sounds like fruitcake to me and I love fruitcake.

[Iron_Man]

How about both? Do you know how to make these?

[purplepoppy]

I've made Barmbrack countless times, although we call it bara birth its exactly the same thing. It's one of those fool proof recipes you learn as a small child.

[Iron_Man]

That’s great that you can bake I like all kinds of different breads and sweet breads

[goaded]

Tough question, they both look great. At this time of year I'd go for the Barmbrack, and be looking forward to autumn for the apple cake.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

Barmbrack sounds and looks delicious, thanks for suggesting. Irish apple cake looks a lot like Sharlotka, a Russian upside-down apple pie. I tried neither, but it seems barmbrack.

[douride2]

I will take some apple cake. Thankyou very much.

[SnowedIn]

The Irish Apple cake, please.

[Kingofkings1992]

Never had either, but I voted B if I was forced into trying one.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I think the apple cake sounds nice.

[exitseven]

I would like the apple cake

[LemiaOfThunder]

never tried any of them

[SpaceGalaxy]

Irish Apple Cake, hands down

[LavLavLuv]

Irish apple cake