Duke of Devonshire Cake

Description
from my Grandmother's collection – Notation on card says it came from Peterson's Magazine, February 1867

Ingredients

 * 1 pound flour
 * 1 pound currants
 * 3-4 pound sugar
 * ½ pound butter
 * Half the peel of a lemon
 * ½ pound citron
 * 8 eggs
 * 3 tablespoons brandy

Directions

 * 1) Whisk all ingredients together.
 * 2) Pour into baking pan (I use a Bundt).
 * 3) Bake in 250 oven for 2-1/2 hours.