Homemade Brandy Fruit Cake

Homemade Brandy Fruit Cake

Ingredients:
1/2 pound sugar
1/2 pound butter
4 eggs, separated
1/2 saltspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 pound flour
2 ounces currants
2 ounces blanched sweet almonds, chopped
1 gill brandy
2 ounces candied orange peel, thinly sliced
2 ounces candied citron peel, shredded
Candied fruits, for decorating

Directions:
1. Mix the sugar and butter by hand 15-20 minutes. Add the yolks and mix well.
2. Beat the whites stiff and add. Grate in the nutmeg, add the flour and mix thoroughly.
3. Stir in the currants and almonds and mix 5 minutes, then add the brandy a little at a time.
4. Put a third of the batter in a 2-quart mold, cover with the orange peel, add half the remaining batter, cover with the citron and add the rest.
5. Cover with brown paper and bake in a moderate oven about 2 hours, until golden. Cool in the mold.
6. Turn out and decorate the top with a border of candied fruits.