An Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Work the butter to a cream; add the flour, the sugar, the raisins, the candied peel and the chopped almonds.
2. 2
   Mix them well together.
3. 3
   Whisk the eggs and add them to the dry ingredients. Beat the whole for about 10 minutes.
4. 4
   Pour the batter into a greased, paper-lined cake pan and bake in a preheated oven for 1 hour or until cake is done at 350°.
5. 5
   Makes 2 nice sized cakes.