Dundee Cake Recipe

Dundee Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 oz. butter or margarine
• 6 oz. sugar (castor preferred)
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1/4 gill (2 good tbsp.) brandy (optional)
• 8 oz. plain flour
• pinch of salt.
• 1 level tsp. baking powder (plus a pinch)
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
• grated rind of one lemon
• 6 oz. currants
• 3 oz. chopped raisins
• 4 oz. sultanas (or golden raisins)
• 2 oz. chopped, mixed peel
• 2 oz. chopped almonds A few halved almonds

Method

1. Grease a 7 in cake tin
2. Preheat oven to 350F
3. Cream the fat and sugar; add the well beaten eggs a little at a time, beating between each addition
4. Add a little flour if any sign of curdling
5. Stir in the brandy if used
6. Mix flour, salt and baking powder; mix dried fruit with a little of the flour
7. Add flour, fruit, lemon rind and chopped almonds to the creamed mixture
8. If necessary add a little milk, but do not make too moist
9. Pour the mixture in the cake tin and smooth the top
10. Place the halved almonds in a decorative pattern on the top
11. Bake at 350F for ¾ hour then reduce to 335-310F
12. Bake for 2-2 1/4 hours or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean

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