Irish Whiskey Cake

This recipe is from my

Put the whiskey into a small bowl.

Peel the orange and soak the peel in the whiskey for a few hours.

Then discard the orange peel.

Add the sultanas to the whiskey , and let them soak while preparing the cake.

In a large bowl , cream the butter and sugar together.

Add the eggs , one at a time , with a teaspoon of flour for each egg , beating well between each addition.

Sift remaining flour , salt and baking powder together , and fold into the egg mixture.

Fold in the whiskey and sultanas.

Line a greased 7-inch round cake tin with greased paper.

Put in the mixture and bake in a moderate oven for about 30-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out dry.

Cool on wire rack.

Serve as soon as its cooled.

irish whiskey, orange rind, sultanas, butter, sugar, eggs, plain flour, salt, baking powder