Rich Bride Cake

Ingredients

• four pounds of sifted flour
• four pounds of sweet fresh butter beaten to a cream
• two pounds of white powdered sugar
• six eggs for each pound of flour
• an ounce of ground mace or nutmegs
• a tablespoonful of lemon extract

Method

1. 1

   Wash and dry currants, stone and cut raisins, cut citron, and chop almonds.

2. 2

   Beat yolks with sugar to a smooth paste, then add butter and flour.

3. 3

   Mix in spice and brandy, then fold in beaten egg whites.

4. 4

   Stir in fruit coated with flour.

5. 5

   Bake in a moderate oven for two hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 141. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Rich Bride Cake. — Take four pounds of sifted flour, four pounds of sweet fresh butter beaten to a cream, and two pounds of white powdered sugar; take six eggs for each pound of flour, an ounce of ground mace or nutmegs, and a tablespoonful of lemon extract

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