• 1lb. Cream Flour

• 8oz Sultanas

• 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda or Bread Soda.

• 8oz of sugar

• 8 oz Irish Butter

• 3 Eggs

• 4 oz Mixed Peel

• 1 lbs mixed dried fruit

• 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice

• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

• 2oz  Almonds

• 1/2 Pint of Guinness

Sieve Flour, Bread Soda & spices in to a bowl.
Beat butter and sugar together for 5 to 10 minutes to a cream.
Add eggs one at a time and continue to beat.
Finely Chop almonds
Fold in Flour Mixture, Sultanas, Mixed peel, Almonds and Mixed Fruit.
 Add Guinness. Mix well.
Turn in to a greased and lined 8 inch tin
 Bake in the center of oven ( 300°F) for 120 minutes. 
Check cake at intervals after 90 minutes.
Let cake cool a little in tin then stand on a wire tray. Cover with tea towel. 

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