English Fruit Cake
Origin: Buenos Aires
Source: Carmen Gascon de Vela, 1890
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- 1.5 lb wheat flour
- 1 lb very fresh butter
- 1 lb sugar
- 1 lb currants (pasas de Corinto)
- 6 oz dried lemon preserve (dulce seco de limón)
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 lemon, zested
Instructions
- Beat the eggs and combine with flour, butter, sugar, currants, lemon preserve, soda, cream of tartar and lemon zest.
- Beat well and place in a buttered mold.
- Bake at regular heat one hour.