English cake 

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Ingredients:

100 gr yellow raisins

50 gr currants

2 tablespoons rum

200 gr butter or margarine

200 gr sugar

grated peel of 1 lemon

5 eggs

150 gr chopped almonds

400 gr flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

40 gr chopped candied citron

40 gr sliced candied orange peel

extra:

oven, form Ø 22-24 cm

Preparation:

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Wash the currants and raisins, dry and sprinkle with the rum. Let soak an hour or overnight.

Prepare:

Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F (fan oven 160°C/310°F).

Beat the butter creamy and add alternately sugar, lemon grater and egg yolks.

Mix flour and baking powder and stir into the butter. Beat to a smooth dough and fold careful the almonds, currants, raisins, candied citron and orange peel in.

Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, fold careful into the batter and pour or spoon it in the greased baking pan.

Bake the cake 70-80 minutes. When the cake has cooled, wrap it in aluminium foil or in baking paper and a let rest for a night.