Plain Fruit Cake

Ingredients for Plain Fruit Cake:

• 8 oz. (250g.) self-raising flour (sifted with a pinch of salt)
• 8 oz. (250g.) butter/margarine
• 4 oz. (125g.) castor sugar
• 1 oz. (30g.) lemon peel (chopped) - (mixed with 1 Tbs. flour)
• 2 oz. (60g.) currants - (mixed with 1 Tbs. flour)
• 2 oz. (60g.) sultans (washed & dried) - (mixed with 1 Tbs. flour)
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• a little milk

Method:

1. Rub butter into flour and add sugar. Mix in dried fruits.
2. Gradually add beaten eggs and enough milk to obtain a dropping consistency.
3. Pour mixture into a greased loaf tin.
4. Bake in a preheated moderate oven at 350°F for 20-30 mins.
5. Remove from oven. Cool before removing cake from tin.

Source: Plain Fruit Cake