CUT & COME AGAIN CAKE
200g butter
340g SR flour
pinch of salt
110g raisins
110g currants
55g candied peel
or any mixed fruit to the total weight.
225g castor sugar
juice and rind of 1 lemon,
2 eggs
170ml milk
Serves: 1 8"cake or 2 x 1lb loaf tins
Source: Mrs McKergow
METHOD
Oven: 180C/Gas 4
Prepare 8" cake tin or loaf tins, I use the paper liners.
Sift flour with salt into a large bowl and rub in butter.
Add dried fruit, candied peel, castor sugar, juice and rind of lemon.
Mix eggs with half the milk and mix into cake mix.
Add the rest of the milk to a firm dropping consistency.
Place in the cake tin
Bake 40-50 mins until a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
Leave to cool
The cooked cakes freeze well.