Name: Guards’ Club Luncheon Cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon mixed spice; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon black treacle; ½ teaspoon tartaric acid mixed with 2 tablespoons of milk (this improves lightness and colour); 2 tablespoons milk; ½ lb. (240 g.) butter; 2 tablespoons beer; 1 lb. (½ k.) plain flour; 1 lb. (½ k.) brown sugar; ½ lb. (240 g.) sultanas; 4 eggs; ½ lb. (240 g.) currants; 2 oz. (60 g.) peel; 2 oz. (60 g.) cherries; 2 oz. (60 g.) almonds