Ingredients:
12 oz. flour
8 oz. butter
8 oz. caster sugar
4 oz. mixed peel
1 tsp. baking powder
8 oz. cherries (quartered)
8 oz. sultanas (raisins)
4 oz. chopped almonds
salt
2 lemon rinds
1/2 cup milk
6 eggs
Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar to a soft cream.
2. Whisk eggs well and beat into to butter mixture.
3. Sieve flour, salt and baking powder and gradually add to mixture.
4. Add fruit, almonds and lemon rind. Lastly, add milk and mix thoroughly.
5. Grease and line the base and sides of a deep 20cm round cake tin.
6. Add batter to tin and bake for 2 hours at 300 F.
7. Reduce heat to 275 F. and cook for two more hours.
8. Remove from oven and let cool.