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Plum Cake

(England.) Beat 1 1/2 pounds butter with 1 pound sugar, add beaten whites of 8 eggs, 1 1/2 pounds flour, 2 pounds currants, 8 ounces each of chopped candied lemon peel and citron, 1/2 ounce of mixed cinnamon and nutmeg, the zest of 2 oranges rubbed on 4 lumps of sugar. Beat after adding each ingredient, then fully 1/2 hour together. Pour into a tin lined with four layers of buttered paper, and lay two on top. Bake 3 hours; ice it with vanilla or chocolate icing.