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