Raisin Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3.5 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup molasses
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon rose-water
• 2 cups seeded raisins

Method

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 287. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RAISIN CAKE {Economical). T cup butter. i teaspoon soda. i cup sugar. 1 cup raisins, i cup hot water. 1 teaspoon each cinnamon i cup molasses. and cloves. 1 egg. Flour to make stiff enough to hold a spoon. 884 LOAF CAKES RAISIN CAKE, 1 cup butter. 4 eggs. 1 cup sugar. 3i cups flour. 1 cup milk. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup molasses. Juice of 1 lemon. 1 teaspoon rose=water. 2 cups seeded raisins. SILVER CAKE. 1 cup butter. 3 cups flour. 2 cups sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 1 scant cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 5 whites of eggs. Cover with white frosting. This cake is sometimes baked in small round tins and called " Snow Cake." SPONGE CAKE. 1 cup granulated sugar. 1 saltspoon salt. 6 eggs, beaten separate. ^ the juice and grated rind 1 cup flour. of a lemon. After baking, while hot, dredge powdered sugar on top. SPONGE CAKE No. 2. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup flour. 3 tablespoons of water. li teaspoons baking powder. 2 eggs. 1 teaspoon flavoring. BERWICK SPONGE CAKE. 6 eggs. 1 cup water. 3 cups granulated sugar. 2 teaspoons baling powder. 5 cups flour

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