Bellyful

Ingredients

 * 1 lb flour
 * ½ lb sugar
 * 5 g yeast
 * ¼ cup water
 * 5 g granulated sugar
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * 3 g mixed spice
 * 10 g baking powder
 * 57 g butter
 * 2 eggs
 * ¼ cup caramel colouring

Directions

 * 1) Mix sugar into water and add the yeast.
 * 2) Leave to stand for 10 minutes until yeast rises in foam on top of the water.
 * 3) Cream sugar, add sugar gradually, and keep creaming.
 * 4) Whip eggs, then fold into creamed butter and sugar.
 * 5) Mix caramel colouring into yeast with vanilla extract and add to the creamed butter mixture.
 * 6) Add sifted dry ingredients. Blend in well.
 * 7) Spoon into well buttered, shallow baking tin, about 2" deep.
 * 8) Put into preheated oven 350°F for about 50–60 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean (do not open oven before 30 minutes).
 * 9) Set on cake cooler and cut into squares for serving.