Prize Black Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter.
• 2-2/3 cups brown sugar.
• 2-1/4 cups flour.
• 1-1/2 cups molasses.
• 6 eggs.
• 1 t-spoon powdered cloves.
• 6 cups currants.
• 4 cups seeded raisins.
• 4 cups shredded citron.
• 1 tbls. powdered ginger.
• 1 nutmeg (grated).
• 1/2 cup sherry wine or fruit juice.

Method

1. 1

   Add spices to one-half of sugar, cream this and butter well together.

2. 2

   Stir remainder of sugar in well beaten egg yolks.

3. 3

   Dredge currants and raisins (cut into halves) in the flour, stir baking powder and wine in molasses.

4. 4

   Mix above ingredients together (except citron).

5. 5

   Beat in egg whites.

6. 6

   Put one-fourth of mixture in large tube pan lined with greased paper.

7. 7

   Sprinkle in layer of citron and repeat this until batter and citron are used.

8. 8

   Bake in moderate oven about 4 hours.

9. 9

   Place a large pan of boiling water under cake to keep moist and prevent burning.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Atlanta women's club cook book (1921) by Atlanta woman's club, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PRIZE BLACK CAKE. 1 cup butter. 2 t-spoons Royal baking pow- 2-2/3 cups brown sugar. der. 21/4 cups flour. 1/2 cup sherry wine or fruit 11/2 cups molasses. juice. 6 eggs. 1 t-spoon powdered cloves. 6 cups currants. 1 desert spoon powdered cin- 4 cups seeded raisins. namon. 4 cups shredded citron. 1 tbls. powdered ginger. 1 nutmeg (grated).

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