Liberian Cake

Ingredients

• 5 oz. butter
• 6 oz. caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 9 oz. plain flour
• 3/4 level teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 level teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 level teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 level teaspoon ground mace
• 1/2 level teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 level teaspoon powdered cloves
• 7 oz. golden syrup
• 1/4 pint milk
• 2 oz. citron [lemon] peel, cut very finely
• 3 oz. seedless Raisins, chopped
• 2 oz. shredded coconut

Directions

1. cream butter and Sugar.
2. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Sift together dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternately with mixture of milk and syrup.
4. (Start and end with dry ingredients.) Stir just until smooth. Fold in fruit and coconut. Pour batter into two greased and floured loaf tins, 9 by 5 by 2 and 1/2 inches.
5. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in a very moderate oven (350 degrees F).