Emily Dickinson's Black Cake
Yield
2 loavesPrep
20 minCook
4 hrsReady
4 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | pound |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | pound |
butter
|
|
| 5 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ⅛ | pint |
molasses
|
*
|
| ½ | pound |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cloves, ground
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
mace
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ⅛ | pint |
brandy
|
*
|
| 1 | pound |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| ⅔ | pound |
currants
|
|
| ⅔ | pound |
citron
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226.8 | g |
sugar
|
|
| 226.8 | g |
butter
|
|
| 5 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 59 | ml |
molasses
|
*
|
| 226.8 | g |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cloves, ground
|
|
| 5 | ml |
mace
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 59 | ml |
brandy
|
*
|
| 453.6 | g |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 302.4 | g |
currants
|
|
| 302.4 | g |
citron
|
|
Directions
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and molasses. Beat well.
Add flour, soda, and spices. Add brandy, then raisins, currants, and citron.
Pour dough into 2 loaf pans [4 fruitcake pans] lined with waxed paper and bake 3 to 4 hrs at 300F [60-70 min at 325F].
Place shallow pan of hot water on bottom of oven, but remove for last hr of baking.
[Test with toothpick.*]
Let loaves cool before removing from pan.
