*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
                                CURRANT CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1       c            Butter or butter substitute
    2       c            Sugar
    4                    Eggs
    1       c            Milk
    3 1/2   c            Cake flour
      1/4   ts           Salt
    2       ts           Cream of tartar
    1       t            Baking soda
    1       tb           Grated lemon rind
    1       tb           Lemon juice
    1       c            Currants
 
   Cream butter and sugar.  Add well-beaten egg yolks and milk.  Mix
   thoroughly.  Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, salt, and
   cream of tartar.  Add lemon juice, lemon rind, and currants which
   have been dredged in 2 tablespoons of the flour. Fold in stiffly
   beaten egg whites. Pour into well-oiled cake pans. Bake in moderate
   oven (375 F) about 40 minutes. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.
  
 
 
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