A cake from the Yorkshire past

Sharon´s Auntie Betty was one of the Bainbridge tribe of Sedbergh, in North Yorkshire, and all the women were great bakers. Here is the recipe for Cut and Come Again Cake, from Auntie Betty´s handwritten cookbook. She wrote that this was Mrs Pricket´s recipe.

Eight ounces of self raising flour
Quarter of a teaspoon of salt
One teaspoon of mixed spice
Four ounces of butter
Four ounces of sugar
Three ounces of currants
Three ounces of sultanas
Two ounces of glace cherries
Grated rind and juice of one orange
Two eggs
Milk

Sift the flour spice and salt into a bowl and then rub in the butter, sugar, fruit and rind. Beat the eggs with enough milk to make a quarter of a pint of liquid.
Bake for about one hour and 20 minutes.

As the name suggests – cut and come again.

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©Phillip Bruce 2009