Kirsch Cake

Ingredients

• One pound flour
• $ pound butter
• }¢ pound powdered sugar
• 12 eggs, omitting 4 whites
• a large wineglass of Kirsch
• ora glass of brandy
• $ a teaspoon of bitter almond flavoring
• 4 ounces candied cherries

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and sugar to a cream, then add the Kirsch or brandy, and when well mixed, the beaten yolks of the eggs.

2. 2

   Stir rapidly for 5 minutes, then sift in flour and beat another 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the whipped egg whites and stir gently until well blended.

4. 4

   Add the candied cherries, cut in half and floured, stirring just enough to mix them.

5. 5

   Bake for 14 hours in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Royal Victoria cook book (1900) by Ont.). Woman's Auxiliary Royal Victoria Hospital (Barrie, page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

KIRSCH CAKE.—One pound flour, $ pound butter, }¢ pound powdered sugar, 12 eggs, omitting 4 whites, a large wineglass of Kirsch, ora glass of brandy with $ a teaspoon of bitter almond flavoring, 4 ounces candied cherries

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