Historic Cherry Hill Federal Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
2 cups | 125g / 4.4oz | Flour |
1/4 cup | 49g / 1.7oz | Butter - softened |
1 cup | 160g / 5.6oz | Raisins |
7/8 cup | 207ml | Light cream |
2 cups | 396g / 13oz | Eggs - beaten (large) |
1 1/8 teaspoons | 5.6ml | Nutmeg |
1 cup | 146g / 5.1oz | Pitted dates - chopped |
3/8 cup | 88ml | Brandy |
3/8 cup | 88ml | Burgundy |
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and cream. Mix raisins, dates, flour and nutmeg together.
Add flour mixture alternately with brandy and burgundy to butter, egg, and cream mixture.
Grease and flour 2 loaf pans, bake at 325F for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Source:
Mrs. Frank Duke, found in: River Road Recipes II
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