Name: Victorian Christening Cake
Ingredients: 10 ounce butter; 8 ounce caster sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/4 pound flour; 4 ounce ground almonds; 6 ounce candied peel; 1 1/4 pound currants; 1/2 grated nutmeg; pinch ground cloves; 1/8 pint brandy

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.