Ingredients

• 1/2 lb - butter.
• 1/2 lb - sugar.
• 9 oz - flour.
• 4 - large egg.
• 1 - lemon, grated.
• 1/4 tsp - baking powder.
• 1/2 lb - sultanas.
• 1/2 lb - currants.
• 2 oz - red cherries.
• 2 oz - chopped almonds.
• 2 tbsp - Irish whiskey.

How to Make Pound Cake

• Cream the butter and sugar together until well blended.
• Mix in 1 egg and the lemon rind. Mix well. Then add the remaining eggs and mix well again.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder together, and add into the butter-sugar mixture. Mix well.
• Fold in all the fruits and transfer the mix into a cake tin, coated in butter.
• Garnish the top with the chopped almonds.
• Bake for 2.5 hours in moderate oven heat.
• When cooked (the cake will begin to separate from the side of the tin) remove from oven and coat the top with the whiskey.
• Leave to cool completely before serving.