1904 - The Blue Grass Cook Book

Kentucky Cake

DDV CULINARY

12 eggs (whites)
1 pound of flour,
1 pound of sugar,
3/4 pound of butter,
1 pound of raisins,
1 heaping teaspoon of baking-powder,
1 wineglass of whisky with a little nutmeg grated into it.

Wash butter and then cream it very light with sugar.
Beat whites to stiff froth.
Add alternately with the flour,
reserving 1 small cup of flour to mix with baking-powder.
Next, put in whisky and raisins,
and lastly, sift in the cup of flour and baking-powder.
Bake 2 hours in slow oven.