Homemade Gala Cake Recipe

8 ozs Marg or Butter
8 ozs Caster Sugar
5 eggs
10 ozs Self Raising Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder ( if plain flour is used )
8 ozs Cherries (Glace)
8 ozs Mixed Peel
4 ozs Chopped Walnuts
4 ozs Chopped Almond
4 ozs Crystallised Pineapple
Grated Rind of 1 Lemon
Few drops of Vanilla or Almond Essence

Prepare 8 inch tin by lining with Brown Paper then 3 layers of greased paper. Cream fat and sugar add eegs one at a time beating well after each addition until mixture is stiff and uniform. Sift flour, have fruit and nuts prpared, cherries cut in halves, Pineapple coursely chopped and mixed peel, sprinkle a little flour over them, mix well, fold the rest of the flour into creamed mixture add fruit and nuts grated Lemon Rind and Mix well.
Bake at Gas Reg2 for 2 - 3 hours until firm in center and slightly shrunk from the edge of the tin.