• 8 oz. butter or margarine
• 8 oz. castor sugar
• ½

Line an 8-in. cake-tin with greaseproof paper.

Cream fat and sugar until white; add gravy browning. Sift together flour, salt, mixed spice and baking-powder. Add egg and flour alternately to the creamed fat, beating well between each addition. Stir in the prepared fruit, almonds and, if necessa