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Nut Spice Cake
A classic 1910 sweet built around butter, with Farmer’s original method and page citation.
DessertVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
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What you’ll need
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- Yolks 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour milk
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon clove
- ¼ nutmeg, grated
- 1 cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces
- ½ cup currants
- ½ cup English walnut meats, cut in pieces
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
Make it happen
Directions
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Mix ingredients in the order given. This recipe makes two loaves.
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