Dundee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 1 of sugar
• 5 drops of oil of cinnamon
• 2 of oil of cloves
• 3 of nutmeg
• 5 beaten egg yolks
• the grated peel of 1 lemon
• and 1 orange
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup of brandy
• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• 3/2 CUP of seeded and chopped raisins
• 1/2 cup of currants
• 3/2 cup of shredded almonds
• 1 cup of sultana raisins

Method

1. 1

   Cream 1 cup of butter with 1 of sugar, add 5 drops of oil of cinnamon, 2 of oil of cloves, and 3 of nutmeg, 5 beaten egg yolks, the grated peel of 1 lemon and 1 orange, 1 tbsp. vanilla, 1/4 cup of brandy and 1.5 cups of flour sifted with 1 teaspoon of baking powder.

2. 2

   Add the beaten egg whites.

3. 3

   Dredge with flour 3/2 cup of seeded and chopped raisins, 1/2 cup of currants, 3/2 cup of shredded almonds and 1 cup of sultana raisins.

4. 4

   Add the fruit, turn into paper-lined and buttered tube pan, spread a layer of blanched almonds on top, brush with slightly beaten egg white, dust with salt, and bake in a slow oven 45 minutes.

5. 5

   This will keep for weeks.

As published

This recipe was extracted from One hundred picnic suggestions (1915) by Linda Hull Larned, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Dundee Cake Cream 1 cup of butter with 1 of sugar, add 5 drops of oil of cinnamon, 2 of oil of cloves, and 3 of nutmeg, 5 beaten egg yolks, the grated peel of 1 lemon and 1 orange, 1 tbsp. vanilla, J4 cup of brandy and \% cups of flour sifted with 1 teasp. of baking-powder. Add the beaten egg whites. Dredge with flour 3/2 CUP of seeded and chopped raisins, ^ cup of currants, 3/2 cup of shredded almonds and 1 cup of sultana raisins

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