3 oz. Sugar
3 oz. Butter
4 cps. S. R. Flour
1/2 bottle Beer
1 dsp. mixed Spice
2 handfuls mixed Fruit
TOPPING:
1 tbspn. Butter
1 tbsp. Sugar
little Coconut
Method: Rub the butter into the flour and sugar, add fruit. Mix to a nice soft dough with beer, then pour into a lined baking dish. Make topping by mixing butter, sugar, and little coconut together. Sprinkle over cake mixture and bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven, sprinkle with cinnamon whilst still hot, then allow to cool. Spread with butter or serve plain.
Source: contributed by Mrs. D. Dempsey (Auburn) in The Lunchbox: A Selection of Tried Recipes (Clare, S.A.: The Bihar Mission Auxiliary; 1975 [Second Edition]), p.28.
