Photo: David Holifield
Ingredients
- 3 pounds flour
- 2 pounds sugar
- 1½ pounds butter
- 15 pounds raisins
- ½ pint yeast
- ½ pint warm milk
- 3 eggs
- 3 nutmegs
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Directions
1
Mix sugar and butter together, reserving half for later.
2
Wet up your cake at night and place it in a warm place to rise.
3
In the morning, beat the mixture well and add the remaining sugar and butter, along with the eggs.
4
Let it rise a second time.
5
When light, just before baking, add the baking soda.
6
Bake in loaves.