Rich fruit cake - with cloves

225g (8oz) Flour
5ml (1tsp) Mixed spice
2.5ml (1/2tsp) Ground cloves
2.5ml (1/2tsp) Ground cinnamon
5ml (1tsp) cocoa powder
175g (6oz) Butter
175g (6oz) soft brown sugar
15ml (1tsp) black treacle
5ml (1tsp) each grated orange and lemon rind
4 eggs
550g (1 1/4lb) mixed fruit, currants, raisins and sultanas
100g (4oz) chopped cherries
15ml (1tbsp) milk

1. Line an 8inch round tin
2. Sift flour and all spices together with cocoa powder
3. Cream butter, sugar and treacle together until light and creamy
4. Add orange and lemon rind
5. Beat in one egg at a time adding one tbsp of flour with each egg
6. Stir in all fruit
7. Fold in dry in remaining dry ingredients with milk
8. Transfer to tin and bake in pre-heated oven, 150c/300f/gas 2, for 4-41/2 hours until a skewer comes out clean
9. Leave in tin for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.