Simnel Cake

Ingridients

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

Directions

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.