Pound Cakes

Ingredients

• 5 lb Butter
• 1/2 lb Sugar
• 1/2 lb Sultanas
• 1/2 lb Currants
• 9 oz Flour
• 2 oz Red Cherries
• 2 oz Almonds (Chopped)
• 2 tbl Irish Whiskey
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Lemon Rind (Grated)
• 4 Eggs (Beaten)

Method

1. Mix 1 egg and the sugar in a bowl and then add the lemon rind. Add the other eggs, mixing very well.
2. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and then add the fruit, mixing well. Transfer the mix into a cake tin coated in butter.
3. Garnish the top with the chopped almonds. Bake for 2.5 hours in moderate oven heat.
4. When cooked (the cake will begin to shrink away from the side of the tin) remove from oven and coat the top with the whiskey - leave to cool completely before serving.