Rochester Jelly Cake

Ingredients

• one and one-half cups sugar
• two eggs
• one-half cup butter
• three-fourths cup milk
• two heaping cups flour
• one teaspoonful cream of tartar
• one-half teaspoonful of soda
• one teaspoonful molasses
• one-half cup raisins (chopped)
• one-half teaspoonful cinnamon
• one-half teaspoonful cloves
• one-half teaspoonful allspice
• a little nutmeg
• one tablespoonful flour

Method

1. 1

   Mix half the batter and bake in a small tin.

2. 2

   To the remaining batter, add molasses, raisins, spices, and flour.

3. 3

   Bake in the same tins.

4. 4

   Layer cakes with jelly while warm.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 193. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OCHESTER JELLY CAKE. One and one-half cups sugar, two eggs, one-half cup butter, three- fourths cup milk, two heaping cups flour with one teaspoonful cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in the milk. Put half the above mixture in a small shallow tin, and to the remainder add one teaspoonful molasses, one-half cup raisins (chopped) or currants, one-half teaspoonful cinnamon, cloves, allspice, a little nutmeg and one table- spoonful flour

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