Thursday, August 28, 2025

WASHINGTON CAKE No 2

 WASHINGTON CAKE No 2 

6 lbs flour 

4 lbs sugar 

4 lbs butter 

1 qt milk 

20 eggs 

3 oz Calumet Baking Powder 

2 lbs currants 

2 lbs raisins 

1 lb citron 

Mace and lemon 

Stir butter and sugar to a cream. then add the eggs beaten stiff. then milk and flour mixed with baking powder. Mix all together thoroughly. Now mix in all the fruit. Bake in a steady moderate heat in loaves. Recipe makes 11 two lb cakes .

ORIGINAL RECIPE IS FOUND IN

CAKES AND PASTRIES BY CLEVE CARNEY 1923. CALUMET BAKING POWDER CO Chicago Illinois