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Old-fashioned Raisin Cake Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Prepare a 9x5" loaf tin by greasing it with butter & lining it with butter waxed paper.
Step #2 Preheat the oven to 325F.
Step #3 Using an electric mixer cream the butter until very smooth.
Step #4 slowly add the sugar, beating well until very light & fluffy.
Step #5 With & electric mixer, lemon juice, beat the egg yolks until light-coloured & creamy & add to them the grated rind, vanilla.
Step #6 Beat this mixture well into the butter & sugar mixture.
Step #7 Very slowly stir in the the flour.
Step #8 Beat the egg whites until they are stiff, but not dry.
Step #9 Fold them into the batter, a third at a time.
Step #10 Spoon into the prepared tin & bake for 1 hr & 20 mins, or until light golden brown.
Step #11 Cool in the pan for 10 mins then turn out onto a rack.
Step #12 Carefully remove the wax paper & cool completely.
Step #13 The cake keeps well wrapped in a brandy-soaked cheesecloth in a tin.
Step #14 It does not freeze well.
Step #15 Yields 1 loaf.
Step #16 From the book "Canadian Christmas Cooking" by Rose Murray.
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