Sultana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g sultanas
250 g butter
1 1/4 cups caster sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup mixed candied peel

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180\u00b0C
Place sultanas in a saucepan and just cover with water.
Bring to the boil then simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and cool.
Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add lemon juice, grated rind and vanilla essence.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
Add the both of flour and milk, then stir in the sultanas and candied peel.
Pour into a well greased 21-23 cm square cake tin with the base lined with baking paper.
Bake for 1 hour then reduce the temperature to 160\u00b0C and bake for a further 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Cool in the tin and store in an airtight container. Fruitcakes like this are best left for 12 hours before slicing.