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GERMAN XMAS CAKE

From With a saucepan over the sea, 1902

Serves 4

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from With a saucepan over the sea (1902) by Adelaide Keen, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GERMAN XMAS CAKE. Mix yi pound butter with ^ pound powdered sugar, add yolks 6 eggs, and ^ pound of flour. Beat the sugar and butter before adding eggs, well beaten separately, and then the flour and a spoon- ful of vanilla. Roll out and form into cakes the shape of an S or a U, cover with an icing of sugar and water boiled, adding currants and candied peel

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