Mother's english pecan cake

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
poundsWhite raisins
1cupBourbon
¾poundsButter or margarine
2cupsSugar
6Eggs
4cupsFlour
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonNutmeg
1quartChopped pecans

Directions

Soak raisins in bourbon overnight. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Sift flour, measure, then sift again with baking powder and nutmeg.

Add to butter/sugar mixture. Add raisins and pecans. Pour into 4 (7-½ x 3-½ x 2-¼) greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 275ø for 1-½ hours.

Test with a toothpick in center of loaves. Cool on a cake rack. Yield: 4 small loaves.

SHARON BOWMAN (MRS. LEE)

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .