Rich Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pt. sugar
• 1V-2 lbs- currants
• y2 pt. butter
• % l°s. citron
• 1 pt. flour
• 1) eggs
• 2 lbs. stoned raisins
• 2 oz. cinnamon
• y2 oz. mace
• 1 nutmeg
• V2 oz. clove
• 14 pt. brandy

Method

1. 1

   Dredge currants and raisins with 0.5 C. of the flour.

2. 2

   Mix the spice with the remainder of the flour.

3. 3

   Beat the butter to a cream, gradually beat in the sugar.

4. 4

   Add the brandy a little at a time, beating until the mass is smooth and creamy.

5. 5

   Add the almonds and beat well.

6. 6

   Now add the well-beaten yolks of the eggs, then the whites.

7. 7

   Stir the flour in lightly, then the raisins and currants, spread the cake mixture in layers in the pans and spread thin slices of citron on each layer.

8. 8

   Bake for four hours in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RICH FRUIT CAKE. 1 pt. sugar 1V-2 lbs- currants y2 pt. butter % l°s. citron 1 pt. flour 3-8 lbs. blanched and 1) eggs pounded almonds 2 lbs. stoned raisins 2 oz. cinnamon y2 oz. mace 1 nutmeg V2 oz. clove 14 pt. brandy

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.