Plain Sultana Cake
1 lb. flour
¹⁄₄ lb. butter
¹⁄₄ lb. sugar
¹⁄₂ lb. sultanas, currants, or raisins
2 ozs. peel
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ pint milk
Rub the butter into the flour. Add the sugar, then the peel cut into small pieces, and well-floured fruit. Beat the eggs till light and creamy. Add them to the mixture. Dissolve the soda in the milk. Work all together thoroughly with the hands. Bake at once for an hour to an hour and a half.
OR,
Substitute one tea-spoon baking powder for the carbonate of soda. Beat the butter to a cream. Add the sugar, eggs, and fruit, beating all the time. Mix the baking powder with the flour. Add the flour to the mixture with the milk and beat well. Bake about one and a half hours in a moderate oven.