Victory Cake

Ingredients

• one pound of sugar
• one pound of butter
• one pound of eggs
• a wineglass of brandy
• a wineglass of rose water
• a pound of flour
• a pound of almonds
• a pound of seeded raisins
• three-quarters of a pound of citron

Method

1. 1

   Cream sugar and butter, beat yolks and whites separately.

2. 2

   Combine yolks with creamed mixture, add brandy and rose water, then flour and egg whites alternately.

3. 3

   Add dredged almonds, raisins, and citron.

4. 4

   Bake in a moderately hot oven without jarring.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 171. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

one pound of eggs and one pound of sugar. Beat the yolks and sugar to a stiff froth, adding the juice of a lemon and its grated rind. Beat the whites of the eggs very stiff, add them to the mixture, and then gradu- ally, by spoonfuls, add half a pound of flour. Bake in a well- heated oven about forty minutes. VICTORY CAKE Cream together one pound of sugar and one pound of butter. Beat separately the yolks and whites of a pound of eggs — you may allow ten eggs for the pound. Put the yolks with the creamed butter and sugar, quickly add a wine- glass of brandy and a wineglass of rose water, stir in lightly a pound of flour and the whites of the eggs, alternating a ^4. Vol. 2 314 THE HOME COOK BOOK little of each, add a pound of almonds blanched, cut and lightly dredged, a pound of seeded raisins lightly dredged, and three-quarters of a pound of citron cut in small pieces and dredged. Stir all one way while making. Use no baking powder or soda. Bake in a moderately hot oven, and do not jar while baking. COLONIAL WEDDING CAKE Mix half a pound of sugar and half a pound of butter to a cream. Wash a pound and a half of raisins and boil them till tender in enough water to make half a pint when cooked. To the creamed sugar and butter add the half pint of raisin water, two and a half pounds of flour, and half a pint of yeast. Beat all together, protect from cold draughts, and set to rise during the night. Next morning add half a pound of butter creamed with half a pound of sugar, half a pint of wine or brandy, half an ounce each of nutmeg and mace, and five eggs beaten to a froth. Also dredge the raisins and add. Mix thoroughly and set to rise again. When light cut in loaves and bake. WHITE CAKE Mix one cup of sugar with half a cup of butter. Add the beaten whites of two eggs, half a cup of milk, two cups of flour, a dash of bitter almond flavoring, and two teaspoons of baking powder. Bake in a quick oven. YULE CAKE Cream two pounds of butter and two pounds of fine sugar, adding one teaspoon each of cinnamon, mace, ginger, and allspice. Then add slowly twenty eggs, the yolks and whites beaten separately. Beat this ten minutes. Add two pounds of flour, four pounds of currants, half a pound each of candied orange and lemon peel, shredded almonds, quarter of a pound each of citron and dates, one wineglass of brandy.

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