Martha Washington's Cake recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups golden raisins 2 cups dried currants 1 cup orange zest 6 ounces candied lemon peel ¾ cup chopped candied citron ⅓ cup candied angelica ⅓ cup red candied cherries ⅓ cup green candied cherries ½ cup brandy 4 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground mace ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 cups butter, softened 2 cups white sugar 10 eggs, separated 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice ⅓ cup sherry 1 cup sherry
Nutrition Info
- 84.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 13 gcholesterol: 20.3 mgfat: 3.1 gfiber: 0.6 gprotein: 1.1 gsaturatedFat: 1.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 43.2 mgsugar: 7.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Martha Washington's Cake
Directions
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Place raisins and currants in a bowl, and add enough water to just cover them. Soak overnight.
Chop orange and lemon peel quite fine, do the same with the citron, angelica, and both types of cherries. Pour 1/2 cup brandy over fruit, and allow to stand overnight.
Sift together flour, mace, and nutmeg.
Beat egg yolks until thick and light, then beat in 1 cup of sugar a little at a time. Stir in lemon juice. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
In a large bowl, cream the butter, and then add 1 cup sugar a little at a time, beat until smooth. Combine yolk mixture with creamed mixture. Add flour and 1/3 cup sherry alternately to the creamed mixture. Stir in all the fruit, and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour batter into a well greased and floured 10 inch mold or tube pan. This cake can also be made in 2 large loaf pans.
Place a pan of hot water in the bottom of a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven. Place cake pans in oven, and bake about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), continue baking 100 minutes for large cake, or 40 minutes for loaf cakes. Cakes are done when a toothpick comes out dry. Turn cake(s) out on rack to cool.
Wrap cake(s) in cheesecloth soaked in sherry, and store in airtight container for a month or more. If the cheesecloth dries out in the mellowing period soak it again with the same spirits, and rewrap the cake.