Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Fresh Fig Cake



1 C raisins (or craisens)
1 C figs
1 C walnuts
1 C boiling water
1 t soda
1 t vanilla
1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
2 egg yolks
3 egg whites
1 t cinnamon
2 C flour

Look over and chop the raisins and figs. Dissolve the soda into boiling water and pour over the figs and raisins.  Cream the butter and sugar, ad the beaten egg yolks, then the spices and fruit with the water then the flour, fold in the beaten whites, and add vanilla. Bake for 1 hour in a loaf cake pan in a moderate oven.

You can eat the cake plain or you can frost it with white frosting.

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