Sultana Cake

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. sultanas
• 4 lb. chopped candied peel
• 1 pint milk
• 4 oz. baking powder
• 3 lbs. flour
• 4 lb. butter
• 14 lb. sugar
• 10 eggs

Method

1. 1

   Beat together butter, lard, and sugar until creamy.

2. 2

   Add eggs two at a time, mixing well.

3. 3

   Mix in sultanas and chopped peel.

4. 4

   Finally, add flour, baking powder, and milk, mixing thoroughly.

5. 5

   Pour into a lined tin and bake in a slow oven (350° F.) for about one hour if four inches thick.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Sea Cookery (1911) by Richard Bond, page 95. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

3 lbs. flour 4 lb. butter 4 lb. lard 14 lb. sugar 10 eggs SULTANA CAKE. 2 lbs. sultanas 4 lb. chopped candied peel 1 pint milk 4 oz. baking powder

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