Simnel Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups golden raisins
• 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped candied mixed fruit peel

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease one 9 inch tube pan.
• sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• cream butter or margarine and sugar together. beat in the eggs one at a time. stir in the vanilla and the sifted flour mixture. fold in the raisins, and candied peel mixing well. spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours. makes about 16 servings.