Wedding Cake Recipe

Ingredients for Wedding Cake

• 4 pounds raisins
• 3 pounds currants
• 1 pound citron
• 1 pound flour
• ½ ounce mace
• ½ ounce cinnamon
• ½ ounce nutmeg
• ½ ounce ground cloves
• 1 pound butter or shortening
• 1 pound brown sugar
• 10 eggs
• 2 cups molasses
• ¼ cup strong coffee

Instructions

1. Seed the raisins and chop them.
2. Wash the currants and remove the little stems by vigorously rubbing them in a coarse towel then shake in a colander.
3. Cut the citron into small pieces.
4. Sift the flour and spices together so that they are thoroughly mixed.
5. Rub the butter or shortening and sugar together until they are foamy.
6. Beat the yolks until they are thick and lemon-colored, then add them to the fat and sugar.
7. Add the molasses and coffee and stir well.
8. Sift a little of the flour over the fruit and add the rest of it to the cake mixture, beating until smooth.
9. Add the fruit and lastly fold in the beaten egg whites.
10. Put in deep cake pans lined with greased paper and bake in a slow oven (320 degrees F.) for three or four hours.
11. When cold, frost the top with boiled frosting, maple sugar frosting, brown sugar frosting, or coffee frosting.