Ann Davies' Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
2 cakes
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs plain flour
- 1 1⁄2 lbs currants
- 1 lb sugar
- 1⁄4 lb butter
- 1⁄2 lb lard
- 1⁄2 pint milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift all dry ingredients except for the currants together.
- Rub in the butter and lard.
- Add the currants.
- Make a well in the centre, pour in the eggs and mix together, gradually adding the milk, until you have a fairly soft consistency.
- Grease two cake tins, divide mixture equally between them and bake at 350 F for about 1 1/2 hours.
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