Aunt Emily's Cake - Recipe

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AUNT EMILY'S CAKE

18th century recipe from the "Pocumtuc Housewife" (1805).

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cream of tartar
lemon extract
a little nutmeg
a dash brandy
1 cup raisins
1 cup citron, sliced fine.

Mix together well. Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes.

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Aunt Emily's Cake

· Jun 21 · #166122

Anne (Virginia) says:

The "Emily" refers to Emily Dickinson. Just had this cake over the weekend. Someone else did all the work. Rather dense, but quite good. Pretty cool to be eating a piece of history. Make this for the literature/poetry lovers in your life.

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