Dundee Cake

Cake

• 225 g Soft butter
• 225 g Caster sugar (Brown sugar gives a nice dark cake)
• 1 Grated rind of an orange
• 5 Eggs
• 380 g Plain flour
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Mixed spice
• 1 pinch Nutmeg
• 225 g Currants
• 50 g Glace cherries
• 100 g Mixed peel

Topping

• Blanched whole Almonds (As many as needed to cover the top)

Optional

• 5 tbsp Marmalade
• Replace half the raisins with currants
• Leave out the cherries to be more traditional
• Add a splash of Whiskey