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Emily Dickinson's Black Cake
1/2 lb Sugar 1/2 lb Butter 5 Eggs 1/8 pt Molasses 1/2 lb Flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 Nutmeg 1 t Clove 1 t Mace 1 t Cinnamon 1/8 pt Brandy 1 lb Raisins 2/3 lb Currants 2/3 lb Citro...
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 1/2lbsugar
- 1/2lbbutter
- 5eggs
- 1/8pt molasses
- 1/2lbflour
- 1/2ts baking soda
- 1/2nutmeg
- 1t clove
Directions
- 1
1/2 lb Sugar 1/2 lb Butter 5 Eggs 1/8 pt Molasses 1/2 lb Flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 Nutmeg 1 t Clove 1 t Mace 1 t Cinnamon 1/8 pt Brandy 1
- 2
Add eggs and molasses
- 3
Beat well
- 4
Add flour, soda, and spices
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Add brandy, then raisins, currants, and citron
- 6
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*]
- 7
Place shallow pan of hot water on bottom of oven, but remove for last hr of baking
- 8
Test with toothpick.*] Let loaves cool before removing from pan