Black Cake (No. 2)

Ingredients

• 1 pound of browned flour
• 1 pound of sugar
• 1^ pounds of butter
• 13 eggs
• 4 pounds of raisins
• 2 pounds of currants
• 1 pound of citron
• ^ pint of whisky
• 1 nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• ^ teaspoon of mace
• ^ teaspoon of cloves
• 1 pint of acid cherry preserves

Method

1. 1

   Just before putting in the oven, stir in a small teacup of vinegar with 1 teaspoon of soda.

2. 2

   Bake 4 or 5 hours in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Blue grass cook book (1904) by Minnie C. Fox, page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK CAKE (No. 2) Mrs. Henry C. Buckner 1 pound of browned flour, 1 pound of sugar, 1^ pounds of butter, 13 eggs, 4 pounds of raisins, 2 pounds of currants, 1 pound of citron, ^ pint of whisky, 1 nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, ^ teaspoon of mace, ^ teaspoon of cloves, 1 pint of acid cherry preserves

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