Guyanese Dundee Cake

Ingredients

 * 8 oz butter or margarine
 * 8 oz sugar
 * 8 oz flour
 * 4 eggs
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp baking powder
 * 2 oz finely chopped peanuts
 * Grated rind of 1 lemon
 * 4 oz mixed peel
 * 1 lb mixed dried fruit
 * ½ oz peanut halves

Directions

 * 1) Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
 * 2) Sieve the flour with the baking powder.
 * 3) Lightly fold in the flour, a little at a time, adding the fruit, nuts and rind with the last bit of flour.
 * 4) Pour the mixture into an 8 inch cake pan which has been lined with greased paper. Place split nuts on top.
 * 5) Bake about 1 - 1½ hours in a moderate oven.