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Black Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cupfuls of butter
• 1 quart of sugar
• 3 pints of flour
• 1/2 a pint of molasses
• 1/2 a pint of brandy
• 1/2 a pint of wine
• 1 teaspoonful of saleratus
• 1 ounce each of all kinds of spices
• 12 eggs
• 3 pounds of raisins
• 2 pounds of currants
• 1/2 a pound of citron

Instructions

Bake in deep pans, in a moderate oven, between three and four hours.

This is one of the best of rich cakes.

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Source

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book

Categories

Cakes.