Victorian Christening Cake
Ingredients
- 10 ounces butter
- 8 ounces caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 pound flour
- 4 ounces ground almonds
- 6 ounces candied peel
- 1 1/4 pound currants
- 1/2 grated nutmeg
- pinch ground cloves
- 1/8 pint brandy
Instructions
Cook in lined 8" round cake tin, gas mark 3 (325F/170C) for 10xbd hours. reduce heat and cook for a further 1 1/2 hours at gas mark2 (300F/150C). When cold cover with almond icing. Almond icing 2 egg whites 8 oz icing sugar 8 oz ground almonds 1 tsp rose water or almond essence Combine ingredients together with the rose water or almond essence. Allow almond icing to dry and harden then cover with sugar icing. Sugar icing 2 egg whites 3/4 lbs icing sugar 1/2 oz cornflour Lightly whisk the egg whites, gradually add sugar and cornflour to a thick consistency. Spread over cake and dry in a cool oven.
