Election Cake

Original Recipe

Three cups milk, two cups sugar, one cup yeast; stir to a batter and let stand over night; in the morning add two cups sugar, two cups butter, three eggs, half a nutmeg, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one pound raisins, a gill of brandy. Brown sugar is much better than white for this kind of cake, and it is improved by dissolving a half-teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of milk in the morning. It should stand in the greased pans and rise some time until quite light before baking.

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups milk
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup yeast
  • 1 batter and let stand over night
  • 2 cups butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoonful cinnamon
  • 1 pound raisins
  • 1 gill of brandy
  • 1 in a tablespoonful of milk in the morning

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Three cups milk, two cups sugar, one cup yeast; stir to a batter and let stand over night; in the morning add two cups sugar, two cups butter, three eggs, half a nutmeg, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one pound raisins, a gill of brandy.

  2. 2

    Brown sugar is much better than white for this kind of cake, and it is improved by dissolving a half-teaspoonful of soda in a tablespoonful of milk in the morning.

  3. 3

    It should stand in the greased pans and rise some time until quite light before baking.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)