Emily dickinson's black cake
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Sugar |
| ½ | pounds | Butter |
| 5 | Eggs | |
| ⅛ | pint | Molasses |
| ½ | pounds | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | Nutmeg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Clove |
| 1 | teaspoon | Mace |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ⅛ | pint | Brandy |
| 1 | pounds | Raisins |
| ⅔ | pounds | Currants |
| ⅔ | pounds | Citron |
Directions
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and molasses. Beat well. Add flour, soda, and spices. Add brandy, then raisins, currants, and citron.
Pour dough into 2 loaf pans [4 fruitcake pans*] lined with waxed paper and bake 3-4 hrs at 300F [60-70 min at 325F*]. Place shallow pan of hot water on bottom of oven, but remove for last hr of baking.
[Test with toothpick.*] Let loaves cool before removing from pan.
[*suggestions of a practiced experimenter (not myself!)] Posted By bhsiung@... (Dr. Bob) On rec.food.recipes or rec.food.cooking