Wedding Cake

Ingredients

• Three pounds of flour
• 3 of sugar
• 3 of butter
• 6 of currants
• 3 of raisins
• 2 of citron
• 1 ounce of mace
• 1 of cinnamon
• 1 of nutmeg
• 1/4 of clove
• 1/2 pint of brandy
• 2 dozen eggs

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs, and the brandy.

2. 2

   Mix the spice and fruit with flour and stir all thoroughly together.

3. 3

   Bake in 6 loaves about 4 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 48. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

of cinnamon, 2 of cloves. 2 pounds of raisins, Yz of currants, y^ of citron, >^ cup of flour to sprinkle over fruit before putting in mixture. Bake 3 hours in moderate oven in a 6 quart pan. Mrs. Standart. WALEUTINrC YflLENTINE & GOMPAN/, YMrIi ISHkV Coach and Car Yarnishes and Colors. 136 CAKE. MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPES. WEDDING CAKE. Three pounds of flour, 3 of sugar, 3 of butter, 6 of cur- rants, 3 of raisins, 2 of citron, i ounce of mace, i of cinna- mon, I of nutmeg, }4 of clove, % pint of brandy, 2 dozen eggs

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