Rocky Mount Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. butter
• 4 teaspoon salt
• cups sugar
• cups flour
• cup sweet milk
• teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sugar (for icing)
• 1 box raisins
• 1 cup water
• 2 egg whites (saved from above)
• 1 cup English walnuts
• 1 coconut

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add one egg at a time, keeping out two egg whites for the icing.

2. 2

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt three times.

3. 3

   Add to mixture gradually with milk.

4. 4

   Beat well and bake at 350 degrees F.

5. 5

   For icing, cook two cups sugar and one cup water until it spins a thread.

6. 6

   Beat two egg whites and add the sugar and water slowly.

7. 7

   Beat well, then chop raisins, coconut, and walnuts and add to the mixture.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Shallowford cookery (1951) by Marie Koury, page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Rocky Mount Cake lb. butter 4 teaspoon salt cups sugar 1 tablespoon flavor- eges ing cups flour cup sweet milk teaspoons baking powder Wr WWM ne Cream butter and sugar, add one egg at the time. Keep out two egg whites for the icing. Sift flour, baking powder and salt three times. Add to mixture a little at the time with milk. Beat well. Bake at 350 degrees. Icing: 2 cups sugar 1 box raisins 1 cup water My coconut 2 egg whites (saved from 1 cup English above walnuts Cook two cups sugar and 1 cup water until it spins a thread. Beat two egg whites. Add the sugar and water slowly to egg whites. Beat well. Chop l box raisins, 1 coconut, 1 cup English walnuts

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