Sunday, December 11, 2005

RECIPE: Weese's Nut Cake

David from the low country requested a recipe for nut cake, and I'm sending him my mother-in-law's mother's recipe. Mom says this cake is wonderful.

Does anyone else have a nut cake recipe you'd like to share?



Weese's Nut Cake

1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cloves
1 cup bourbon
1 pound raisins
2 pounds pecans
4 cups cake flour
½ pound butter
6 eggs separated
2 cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder


1.Soak spices in whiskey overnight.
2.Coat raisins and pecans in a small amount of flour.
3.Cream together butter, egg yolks, and sugar.
4.Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture.
5.Add raisins and pecans.
6.Next add whiskey and spices.
7.Fold in egg whites, stiffly beaten.
8.Bake at 250°F for 3 hours in tube pan.


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