Fruit Cake

Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 3 Eggs separated
• 6 ounces Butter
• 6 ounces Brown sugar
• 6 ounces Flour
• 3 ounces Currents
• 3 ounces Raisons
• 3 ounces Chopped almonds
• 3 ounces Mixed peel
• 3 ounces Glaze cherries finely chopped
• ¾ tsp Baking powder
• ¼ tsp Cake spice heaped
• ¼ tsp Nutmeg ground heaped
• ¼ tsp Cinnamon powder heaped
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 3 tbsp Golden syrup or honey

Method

1. Beat 6 ounces butter and 6 ounces sugar till light creamy, add in 3 egg yolks one at a time and beat well, beat egg white stiff and fold in the mixture, sieve together 6 ounces flour, ¾ tsp baking powder, baking soda, ¼ tsp cake spice, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg and ¼ tsp cinnamon thrice.
2. Divide the sieved flour into 3 parts, in 1st part add all the dry fruits and mix well, now put 2nd part of flour into beaten egg mixture and fold, then add the flour with fruits.
3. Then finely fold in the 3rd part of the flour, mix all well lightly, put in the greased ringed tin and bake in a pre heated oven of 150 degree C for 1 hour.