Butter Nutmeg Currant Heart Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 lb sifted sugar
• 1 lb butter
• 8 eggs
• 1 ¼ lb flour
• 2 oz currants
• ½ nutmeg, grated

Method

1. 1 Cream the butter and mix well with the sugar and grated nutmeg.
2. 2 Add half the eggs and beat for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Add the remaining eggs and beat for another 10 minutes.
4. 4 Lightly stir in the flour, then fold in the currants.
5. 5 Butter small heart-shaped tins, fill them, and bake in a 425°F oven for a few minutes.
6. 6 Remove the cakes from the pans immediately after baking.