Eggless Cake

Ingredients

• 2 c. sugar
• 2 c. water
• 1/4 c. lard
• 1 c. currants
• 1 c. raisins
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 1/2 c. flour
• 1 c. walnuts
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Put the sugar, water, lard, fruit, and spices together in a saucepan and cook for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Let cool a little and then add 1 tsp. soda dissolved in a little hot water.

3. 3

   Add the baking powder and salt to the flour and sift the flour into the cooled mixture; add the walnuts; beat well, and bake in a slow oven 45 to 50 minutes.

4. 4

   This is a large cake and keeps a long time.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic science, principles and application (1914) by Pearl La Verne Bailey, page 116. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Eggless Cake 2 c. sugar 1 c. currants 2 c. water 1 tsp. cloves ^ c. lard 1 tsp. allspice 1 c. raisins 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 33^ c. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 c. walnuts

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