Sultana Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of flour
• ½ lb. of butter
• ½ lb. of castor sugar
• ½ lb. of Sultanas
• Grated rind of a lemon
• 4 ozs. of peel
• 2 ozs. of almonds
• 5 eggs
• 1 gill of milk
• 1 teaspoonful of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter and sugar, sift in the flour, salt, and baking powder; add the eggs one at a time and the milk; beat all well together for 10 minutes, add the fruit and grated lemon rind and mix.

2. 2

   Butter and paper a tin, pour in the mixture, and bake in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Samaritan cookery book (1903) by E. P. Watson, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SULTANA CAKE. 1 lb. of flour £ lb. of butter \ lb. of castor sugar £ lb. of Sultanas Grated rind of a lemon 4 ozs. of peel 2 ozs. almonds 5 eggs 1 gill ©f milk 1 teaspoonful of baking powder

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