Ovington Fruit Cake

Lemon Flavour Fruit Cake

8oz Flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

8oz ground rice

7oz butter, softened

8oz caster sugar

Grated rind of 2 Lemons

12oz of Currants

3 eggs beaten

Milk to Mix

Set Oven to 350F or Mark 4. Grease and line a 9-10 inch cake tin. Sift the flour, baking powder and ground rice together into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, lemon rind and currants and stir together. Mix in the 3 eggs and sufficient milk to produce a dropping consistency. Spoon into the tin and bake for about 11/2 to 2 hours or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin and turn our onto a wire rack.