Dundee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup dried currants
• 0.33 cups diced candied citrus peel
• 0.33 cups candied cherries , quartered
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 2 cups all-purpose flour , divided
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 ounce ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cups whole almonds
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line an 8x3-inch round pan with aluminum foil.

2. 2

   Combine raisins, currants, citrus peel, cherries, and orange zest in a bowl. Dredge with 1/3 cup flour.

3. 3

   Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until light.

4. 4

   Combine remaining 1 2/3 cups flour, ground almonds, and baking powder in a separate bowl. Fold into butter and egg mixture. Mix in fruit.

5. 5

   Pour batter into the prepared pan.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove cake from pan.

7. 7

   Turn the oven up to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Toast almonds in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Heat corn syrup and brush over the top surface of the hot cake. Place almonds in whatever design you like. After cooling, the cake will not be sticky.