Ingredients:
275g/ 10 oz Flour, 1 Teaspoon of Baking Powder, ½ Teaspoon of Mixed Spice, 175/ 6 oz Butter Softened, 175g/ 6 oz Castor Sugar, 225g/ 8 oz Currants, 225g/8 oz Sultanas, 225g/8oz Raisins, 50g/2 oz Mixed Peel, 50g/ 2 oz Cherries (chopped), 5 Eggs and Chopped Almonds to decorate.
Directions:
Sift the flour, Baking powder and Mixed spice together. Cream Butter and Sugar until fluffy. Add beaten eggs to butter and sugar mix. Combine this with flour mix and fruit.
Line a 20cm/8” cake tin with doubled grease proof paper. Spoon all mixture into same. Sprinkle chopped almonds on top. Place in a pre-heated oven, Gas mark 4, bake for 2 to 2 ¼ hours or until a knife inserted into the cake centre comes out clean.
This article was originally published in:
Fountain News Digital – December 2010 (Issue 2)
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