Garden of Eden Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 3 squares chocolate melted
• y2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs — separated
• 3 cups cake flour sifted
• 1 cup milk
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• ^4 cup fruit juice
• 1 tablespoon shaved citron

Method

1. 1

   Cream shortening and sugar well, add beaten egg yolks, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices; then add citron to this mixture, add dry ingredients alternately with milk and fruit juice.

2. 2

   Stir in melted chocolate and then egg whites beaten stiffly.

3. 3

   Bake for about 45 minutes in greased loaf pan in 350 degree oven.

4. 4

   When cool cover top with lemon icing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GARDEN OF EDEN CAKE 1 cup butter (can use half butter 3 squares chocolate melted and half other shortening) y2 teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon each cloves, all spice 4 eggs — separated and cinnamon 3 cups cake flour sifted 1 cup milk 4 teaspoon baking powder ^4 cup fruit juice 1 tablespoon shaved citron

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