3 eggs beaten
2 cups sugar
1/2 lb. butter, soften
1 cup milk
3 cups self rising flour
1/2 box raisins
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. cloves
1 cup nuts chopped

Beat eggs and sugar together, add butter, beat until creamy. Add milk and flour alternately. Mix well. Divide batter into halves. Leave one half plain. To other half add raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and nuts. Mix well.

Makes 4 8 inch layers.

Makes 2 light layers and 2 dark layers.

Bake at 350°F until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn out on wire rack to cool.

Filling:

2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup coconut
Juice of three, lemons

Mix sugar and milk, cook over medium heat, stirring until a ball forms when dropped in cold water. Add to this mixture coconut and lemon juice. Mix well. Spread filling on top and between layers of cake. Alter light and dark layers.

Yield: 12 to 15 servings.