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Ingredients:
150 g plain chocolate
115 g butter, diced
225 g sugar
5 tsp vanilla flavouring
115 g self-rising flour
75 g pecan nuts or walnuts, chopped
2 eggs
50 g chocolate
Directions:
1. Break up chocolate and place with the butter in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Heat, gently stirring occasionally, unitl melted and evenly blended.
2. Remove from the heat [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
200 g sugar
2 eggs
2 lemons
115 g self-rising flour
5 tsp baking powder
2 egg whites
75 g desiccated coconut
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 ml lemon juice
icing sugar, for dusting
Directions:
1. Beat together the butter, 115g  sugar, two eggs, grated rind of lemon, flour and baking powder.
2. Add about 1ml lemon juice or enough to [...]

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped glace cherries
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped dates
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Ingredients:

115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) sultanas
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Ingredients:
200g (7oz) Plain flour
11/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
1 x 5ml tsp ground cinnamon
75g (3oz) Margarine
1 x 15ml tbs light Muscovado sugar
50g (2oz) sultanas
225g (8oz) ripe bananas, peeled
1 x 5ml tsp lemon juice
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Place the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles [...]

Ingredients:
225g (8oz) Plain flour
1/2 x 5ml tsp salt
1/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
50g (2oz) lard, diced
40g (11/2oz) caster sugar
75g (3oz) currants
3-4 x 15ml tbs water
3 x 15ml tbs vegetable oil
25g (1oz) butter
Directions:
1. Put the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl, then rub in the lard until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in [...]

Ingredients:

410g can apricot halves in syrup
3 ready-rolled puffy pastry sheets, each measuring about 20cm (8in) square
250g packet marzipan
Beaten egg, to glaze (optional)
a few flaked almonds
Directions:
1. Drain the apricot syrup into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 2-3 minutes until the syrup has reduced and thicken slightly. Remove from the [...]

Ingredients:
1 pound pitted dates, cut in pieces
1 pound glazed cherries, halved
2 pounds pecans, chopped
1/2 pound shredded coconut
1 pound glazed pineapple, cut in pieces
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Grease three 8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/12-inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 275*F (135*C).
2. Mix dates, cherries, pecans, coconut and pineapple in [...]