DARK CAKE

Two eggs, half a cupful of butter, three cupfuls of flour, one small cupful of milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one cupful of light brown sugar, half a cupful of golden syrup, one and a half cupfuls of sultanas, a little shredded candied peel. Beat together the sugar, butter, and golden syrup, add the eggs and beat well; then add one cupful of flour with the baking powder sifted into it, then the milk, and finally, the rest of the flour with the fruit. Bake for about an hour and a half in a steady oven.