Simple Eggless Cake

Looking for a way to make a great cake without eggs? This is a neat old-fashioned recipe and you will likely have most ingredients in the pantry already.

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup fruit and nuts of choice, chopped finely
• 1 grated lemon or orange rind
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice
• 2 cups flour, sifted
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  

Steps

1. Put all ingredients except for flour and baking soda into a saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool right down.
3. Add the sifted flour when the mixture is nearly cold and the baking soda. Mix in well.
4. Pour mixture into a loaf tin/pan for baking.
   
5. Bake in a moderate oven (350ºF/180ºC) for about one hour.
6. Remove from oven and cool cake on a wire cooling rack. Ice if wished when cool.
   

Tips

• Substitute the butter for vegan margarine if you would like a non-dairy version of this cake.
  

Materials

• Saucepan
• Wooden mixing spoon
• Baking pan, loaf shape; line with baking paper/parchment to prevent sticking
• Wire rack for cooling