Знадоби
250 ml- porter250 g - butter
250 g - brown sugar
1 kg - mixed dried fruit
(Equal quantities currants, raisins, sultanas
with about half as much mixed peel)
1/2 kg - plain flour
1/2 tsp - baking soda
1 tsp - mixed spice
grated rind from one small lemon (optional)
3 medium eggs
Як готувати
Melt the butter and sugar in the porter in a saucepan. Add the fruit and simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to go cold and add the sieved flour, baking soda, spices and lemon rind. Beat the eggs and mix in with a wooden spoon. Pour into a greased and lined 9 inch / 25 cm cake tin and bake on the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 3, 325 ° F, 160 ° C for about 1 3/4 hours. To test the cake, push a skewer into the centre- if ready, the skewer will come out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the tin. 
