11/8 cups cake flour 5eggs
2tsp Baking powder grated rind of 1 lemon
1tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 cup ground almonds
1tsp ground mixed spice 1tblsp treacle
1 cup margarine/butter (soft) 1cup each of currants,raisins and sultanas
1cup soft brown sugar sometimes I substitute sultanas or currants with dates
1/2 cup milk/instant coffee 1/2 cup glace cherries
Sift flour,baking powder and spices into a large bowl.
Chop the cherries into quarters.Add all the ingredients to the flour and beat for about 4 minutes until completely mixed.
Put it into a greased and lined 9inches round pan.
Bake in a moderate oven at 350 F till when the toothpick inserted comes out clean (45mins-60mins).
Leave in the tin for 5 mins,then turn it out and cool.
2tsp Baking powder grated rind of 1 lemon
1tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 cup ground almonds
1tsp ground mixed spice 1tblsp treacle
1 cup margarine/butter (soft) 1cup each of currants,raisins and sultanas
1cup soft brown sugar sometimes I substitute sultanas or currants with dates
1/2 cup milk/instant coffee 1/2 cup glace cherries
Sift flour,baking powder and spices into a large bowl.
Chop the cherries into quarters.Add all the ingredients to the flour and beat for about 4 minutes until completely mixed.
Put it into a greased and lined 9inches round pan.
Bake in a moderate oven at 350 F till when the toothpick inserted comes out clean (45mins-60mins).
Leave in the tin for 5 mins,then turn it out and cool.