Fruit Cake
Ingredients
- 1 pound of sugar
- 1 pound of figs, sliced, or 1 pound of dates, seeded
- 1 pound of flour
- 1/2 pound of butter
- 1/4 pound of citron, sliced
- 7 eggs
- 1 teaspoonful ground nutmeg
- 1/2 pound of currants, well-washed and dried
- 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon
- Juice and grated yellow rind of 1 lemon
- 1 pound of raisins
Directions
Dredge the fruit, cream the butter and and sugar, add the beaten yolks, then the spices and whipped whites alternately with the flour. The fruit and lemon juice last. Yellow frosting is very suitable.