Spicy Fruit Cakes

Ingredients

• ¥ cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups pastry flour
• 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
• ¥% teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice
• ¥4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 84 cup sour milk
• 4% cup sliced citron
• 1 cup each raisins and chopped nuts
• 1 cup each raisins and chopped nuts

Method

1. 1

   Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; mix in well.

2. 2

   Add unbeaten eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla extract.

3. 3

   Sift flour, except 4 cup, with all dry ingredients.

4. 4

   Add alternately with milk to first mixture.

5. 5

   Flour fruits and nuts with the 14 cup flour; add to mixture.

6. 6

   Bake in greased cup cake pans in moderate oven at 375° I. about 20 minutes.

7. 7

   Makes 24 small cakes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Royal cook book (1930) by Standard Brands Incorporated, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Spicy Fruit Cakes ¥ cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups pastry flour 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder ¥% teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and allspice ¥4 teaspoon nutmeg 84 cup sour milk 4% cup sliced citron 1 cup each raisins and chopped nuts

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