Bellyful

Ingredients

 * 1 lb flour
 * 1/2 lb sugar
 * 5gr. yeast
 * 1/4 cup water
 * 5g. granulated sugar
 * 1 teasp vanilla essence
 * 3g. mixed spice
 * 10 g. baking powder
 * 57g. butter
 * 2 eggs
 * 1/4 cup caramel colouring

Directions

 * 1) Mix sugar into water and add the yeast
 * 2) Leave to stand for 10 mins.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 essence 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. Put into preheated oven 350" for about 50-60 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. (Do not open oven before 30 minutes).
 * 8) Set on cake cooler and cut into squares for serving.