Rich Pound Cake

Name: Rich Pound Cake
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 8 oz. (240 g.) caster sugar; 8 oz. (240 g.) butter; 4 oz. (120 g.) glacé cherries; 1 tablespoon brandy; 8 oz. (240 g.) currants and sultanas; 8 oz. (240 g.) seedless raisins; ¼ teaspoon mixed spice (optional); 8 oz. (240 g.) currants and sultanas; 8 oz. (240 g.) flour; 1 teaspoon salt; milk if necessary; a few halved walnuts to decorate

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookery of England

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1975

About

This recipe makes a good rich fruit cake and is excellent for a Christmas cake. The quantities given here make a cake between 2 and 3 lb. (1–1½ k.) in weight.

Ingredients

8 oz. (240 g.) butter
8 oz. (240

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
England
Vegetarian
Christmas

Method

Grease and paper a 10-inch (25-cm.) cake tin.

Cream together the butter and sugar very thoroughly and add the beaten eggs, a little at a time. Fold in the flour, salt and spice and add the fruit. M