Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
vegetariannut-free
Black Fruit Cake (German Recipe)
From Fruit recipes, 1907
Serves 12
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- Cream well one pound each of butter
- and sugar
- a good glass of brandy
- three cups of flour
- five teaspoons of baking powder
- one cup of water
- the juice and grated rind of one lemon
- six well-beaten eggs
- one pound each of well-prepared currants
- raisins
- figs
- dates
- and prunes
Method
Bake three hours.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Fruit recipes (1907) by Berry, Riley Maria Fletcher Mrs., page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
BLACK FRUIT CAKE (German Recipe) Cream well one pound each of butter and sugar and add a good glass of brandy, three cups of flour, in which have been sifted five teaspoons of baking powder, one cup of water, the juice and grated rind of one lemon, six well- beaten eggs, and one pound each of well-prepared currants, raisins, figs, dates, and prunes
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