1 / 2 a pound of butter
1 / 2 a pound of brown sugar
1 / 2 of a pound of golden syrup
1 / 2 a pound of currants
1 / 2 a pound of sultanas
1 1 / 2 pound of flour
1 / 2 an ounce of baking powder
2 eggs
1 / 2 an ounce of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, mixed, coffee, a little milk
Sieve the baking powder and spices with the flour into a pan.
Add the sugar and butter, rub well together, make a well in the center, pour in the syrup.
Add about 1 / 4 of a pint of strong cold coffee. Break in the eggs and beat well together.
Mix in the other ingredients with a strong wooden spoon using a little milk if not moist enough.
Mix in the fruit last and then bake in a long square cake an nicely prepared.
Cooking time from 1 to 2 hours.
Sufficient for a cake about 1 3 / 4 pound
