Wedding Cake

Ingredients

• 1 J lb. fresh butter.
• | lb. dark treacle.
• 1J lb. raw sugar.
• J pt. warm milk.
• 1 pt. brandy.
• I tea-sp. salt.
• 12 eggs.
• 4 lbs. currants.
• 1 lb. sweet almonds.
• 2 or 3 bitter almonds.
• J lb. citron peel.
• £ lb. orange and lemon peel.
• 2 lbs. flour.
• Almond and royal icing.

Method

1. 1

   Put butter into a large warm basin, beat to a cream.

2. 2

   Add other ingredients in order, mixing well after each addition.

3. 3

   Bake until firm and golden.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 943. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Wedding Cake 1 J lb. fresh butter. | lb. dark treacle. 1J lb. raw sugar. J pt. warm milk. 1 pt. brandy. I tea-sp. salt. 12 eggs. 4 lbs. currants. 1 lb. sweet almonds. 2 or 3 bitter almonds. J lb. citron peel. £ lb. orange and lemon peel. 2 lbs. flour. Almond and royal icing.

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