A SIMPLE PLUM CAKE

Sharing the recipe for a Simple Plum Cake from my consolidated Recipe Book A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-a NDIAN RECIPES. Try it today. 
Simple Plum Cake 
Ingredients: 
300 gm flour or maida; 
250 gm butter; 
250 gm powdered sugar; 
3 eggs (whites beaten well separately); 
1 tsp baking powder; 
2 teaspoons chopped orange or lemon peel; 
100 gm black currants chopped;
 2 tbsp date syrup (for colour); 
2 cloves and 2 small pieces of cinnamon powdered;
 1 tsp vanilla essence;
 ¼ tsp salt.

Method: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Dust the orange/ lemon peel and chopped black currants with a little flour. Cream the butter and sugar well. Add the egg yolks, date syrup, cinnamon and clove powder and vanilla essence and mix well. Add the orange/ lemon peel and black currants. Slowly add the egg whites and flour and fold in well. If the mixture is too thick, add a little milk. Pour into a greased and papered baking tin or dish and bake in a slow oven for about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven when done and set aside to cool.