Japanese Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sweet milk
• 4 eggs
• 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder
• 1 package seeded raisins
• 1 heaping tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon allspice

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour and baking powder three times.

2. 2

   Cream butter and sugar, beat eggs separately.

3. 3

   Add yolks to butter mixture, then flour and milk alternately.

4. 4

   Fold in beaten egg whites.

5. 5

   Bake in three large layer pans.

6. 6

   Add raisins and spices to half the batter.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950) (1950) by Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman's Society of Christian Service (Garland, N.C.), page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

JAPANESE CAKE 1 cup butter 2 heaping teaspoons baking 2 cups sugar powder 3 cups flour 1 cup sweet milk 4 eggs Sift flour and baking powder three times. Cream butter and sugar well, beat eggs separately. Add yolks to butter and sugar mixture. Add flour and milk alternately. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in three large layer cake pans. Di- vide batter in half. Add 1 package seeded raisins (cut with scissors and roll into flour) 1 heaping tablespoon ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon ground cloves and 1 teaspoon allspice

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