Groom's Cake
Ingredients
- 1 pound of sugar
- 1 pound of butter and
- 12 yolks of eggs, beaten to a foam (Mix and beat thoroughly together)
- Add 1 pound of flour, browned
- 2 pounds of currants
- 2 pounds of raisins
- 1 pound of citron
- 12 whites of eggs beaten stiff
Directions
Mix part of the flour with the fruit and stir it in with the sugar, butter and yolks; then add the whites of the eggs, stir in the remainder of the flour and add 2 tablespoonfuls of mixed spices and 1 gill of rose water. Bake three hours. Frost with yellow frosting.