Lady Baltimore Cake

Ingredients

• one cup butter
• two of powdered sugar
• one cup milk
• the well beaten whites of six eggs
• three large cups flour sifted twice
• two level teaspoons baking powder
• one teasooon rose water
• three cups granulated sugar
• a gill of water
• one cup seeded and chopped raisins
• one of chopped English walnuts or pecans
• six figs, cut fine

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add milk and egg whites, then fold in flour and baking powder.

2. 2

   Bake in layers.

3. 3

   For filling, boil sugar and water until threads form, pour over beaten egg whites, and mix in fruits.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book (1907) by Marian B. Sexton, page 91. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LADY BALTIMORE CAKE. Bessie Myrl White. Cream one cup butter with two of powdered sugar. When smooth work in one cup milk. Add gradually the well beaten whites of six eggs, then fold in lightly three large cups flour sifted twice with two level tea- spoons baking powder. Add one teasooon rose water. Bake in layer pans in moderate oven. Filling — Boil three cups granulated sugar with a gill of water till it threads, pour gradually over the well beaten whites of three eggs, beat till stiff, adding one cup seeded and chopped raisins, one of chopped CAKES 189 English walnuts or pecans, six figs, -cut fine

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