Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teacup (½ cup) butter
• 2 cups sour milk or cream
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract
• ¾ cup sherry or brandy
• Flour (enough to make a stiff batter)
• 1 pound raisins
• 1 pound citron, cut small
• 1 pound currants

Directions

1. Cream the sugar and butter together by hand.

2. Add the well-beaten eggs.

3. Dissolve the baking soda in the cream.

4. Sift the baking powder with the flour and stir these into the mixture.

5. Add the vanilla, lemon extract, and sherry or brandy.

6. Roll the raisins, citron, and currants in flour before stirring them into the batter.

7. Line the pan with greased and floured brown paper.