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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"] [/caption] This is a traditional classic, Chocolate Cherry cake.  No frills, nothing too fancy and a fifties/sixties classic. 4 oz. whipped fat (margarine or butter?) 4 oz. castor sugar 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 6 oz. Self Raising Flour 4 tablespoons of Milk quarter of a teaspoon of salt 6 oz. mixed dried fruit 2 oz. glace cherries (cut in half) 1 oz. finely cut angelica 1 oz. chopped walnuts Decoration 8 oz. icing sugar glace cherries walnuts Egg Whites 1.  Put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, mix for 1 minute and turn in to a greased 7 inch cake tin. 2. Bake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour To decorate Beat together the egg whites and icing sugar until it stands up in peaks.  Spread over cake, decorate with walnuts and cherries. Related articles One Stage Chocolate Cake (recipevintage.wordpress.com)