Palm Beach Poincianna Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound sugar
• 1 pound flour (3y± cups)
• 1 pound butter
• juice and rind of one lemon
• 9 eggs, separated
• 2 cups chopped blanched almonds
• % pound citron, chopped fine
• V-2 pound raisins, chopped fine

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar and add to well-beaten yolks of eggs.

2. 2

   Then add alternately the flour and the whites beaten stiff; dredge the fruits and nuts with flour and add to the batter.

3. 3

   Bake in layer tins in a slow oven (300° F.) from 40 to 50 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Palm Beach Poincianna Cake (Dainty, Delectable, Delicious) 1 pound sugar 1 pound flour (3y± cups) 1 pound butter juice and rind of one lemon 9 eggs, separated 2 cups chopped blanched almonds % pound citron, chopped fine V-2 pound raisins, chopped fine

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