Walnut Cake (American)

Ingredients

• 1 cupful of sugar
• 2 cupfuls flour
• I cupful of walnuts
• I cupful of stoned raisins
• I teaspoonful cream of tartar
• ^ cupful of milk
• 1 cupful of butter
• 2 eggs
• ^ teaspoonful baking soda

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter alone with a wooden spoon till thick and creamy, then sugar is well beaten in.

2. 2

   Add yolks of eggs next, then soda dissolved in milk.

3. 3

   Mix flour with cream of tartar, and finally add whites of eggs beaten to a stiff froth.

4. 4

   Add walnuts and raisins cut in small pieces.

5. 5

   Iced.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The St. Mungo cookery book (1904) by Jean Lambie, page 67. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WALNUT CAKE (American). 1 cupful of sugar. 2 cupfuls flour. I cupful walnuts. I cupful stoned raisins I teaspoonful cream of tartar. ^ cupful of milk. 1 cupful of butter. 2 eggs. ^ teaspoonful baking soda

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