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Traditional wedding cake

Traditional wedding cake — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 2.0 tsp Vanilla Essence
• 0.5 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda
• 0.5 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 3.0 tsp Vanilla Essence

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3. Grease and line a 15cm/6in, 23cm/9in and 30cm/12in round cake tin.

2. 2

   For the 15cm/6in tier, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together in a bowl until well combined. Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Stir in the dried fruit, orange zest and treacle, then fold in the bicarbonate of soda, flour and spices until well combined. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake in the oven for about two hours, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.