Five Roses Cookbook, 1915
"It is the best I have ever met. And everybody who has ever eaten the cake thinks it splendid."
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound butter
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 2 pounds currants
- 2 pounds raisins
- 1 pound dates
- 10 eggs (8 will do)
- 1/4 pound almonds
- 1/4 pound walnuts
- 1/2 cup molasses (or rose water)
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- Vanilla
- 3/4 teaspoon soda
- 5 cups Five Roses flour
- 3/4 or 1 cup brandy
Directions
Brandy may be mixed with other ingredients or poured over cake when baked. Bake in very slow oven 3 to 4 hours.