New Zealand Sultana Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb/2 cups mixed fruit or sultanas
• 3 beaten eggs
• 8 oz/225 grams butter
• 12 oz/1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 12 ozs/1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 level tsp baking powder

Method

Cover fruit with water, boil for 10 minutes.

Pour off the excess water and add the butter (I usually chop it a little so it melts quicker).

While that is cooling beat the eggs, sugar and essence. 

When fruit is cool add to the egg and sugar mixture and then add the flour and baking powder.

Mix well and pour into a 25cm cake tin.

Bake at 160C for one hour then at 150C for 45 minutes. Leave to cool in tin.