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      Title: Constitution Day Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fruits, Nuts, Citrus
      Yield: 13 servings

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      49 oz (1.4 kg) self raising flour
      21 oz (600 g) soft unsalted butter
   3 1/2 oz (100 g) caster sugar
      12 lg Eggs
       1 qt (1 L) milk
       1 ts Sea salt
   3 1/2 oz (100 g) almonds; rough
            - chopped
   3 1/2 oz (100 g) walnuts; rough
            - chopped
      7 oz (200 g) mixture of dried fruits
           - using sultanas, currants,
           - and raisins
      2    Lemons; grated rind (zest)
      2    Oranges; grated rind (zest)
  3 1/2 oz (100 g) dried pineapple,
           - pawpaw or mango; rough
           - chopped
  3 1/2 oz (100 g) apricots, peaches or
           - apple
    200 mL Dark rum
    200 mL Olive oil

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 10 1/2 oz (300 g) icing sugar
      1 oz (30 g) soft butter
      1    Lemon grated rind & juice

  Sift flour, rub in butter, add sugar, salt, nuts, dried
  fruits and orange and lemon rind

  Beat eggs with milk, rum and olive oil

  Add wet ingredients to dry, mixing to a batter
  consistency

  Bake in a large cake tin - well oiled and floured and
  line the bottom of the tin with baking paper

  Bake @ 360°F/182°C for one hour. Test by inserting a
  satay stick to be withdrawn cleanly. Cool slightly in
  the tin then turn out onto a cooling rack

  When cold ice with lemon icing.

  MAKE THE ICING: Sift icing sugar, mix ingredients to a
  smooth paste

  Spread on top of the cooled cake, allow at least 30
  minutes for the icing to set.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.abc.net.au

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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