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Recipe Groom's Cake (Cake)

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Required Ingredients:

  • 9 cups raisins, finely chopped
  • 6 cups golden raisins
  • 3 cups dried currants
  • 1 1/2 pounds chopped candied citron
  • 1/2 pound candied lemon peel
  • 1/2 pound chopped candied orange peel
  • 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mace
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups butter
  • 2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 12 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup brandy
  • 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup hot water

Preparing/Cooking:

  • In a large bowl, sift 3 cups flour with spices.
  • In another bowl, mix raisins, sultana raisins, currants, citron, and citrus rinds; dredge with 1/3 cup flour.
  • Stir raisin mixture into the flour.
  • In a very large bowl, cream the butter or margarine.
  • Beat in sugar, a small amount at a time.
  • Add beaten egg yolks, flour mixture, brandy, chocolate and molasses.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff, and fold them into the batter.
  • Dissolve baking soda in hot water and stir gently into batter.
  • Grease and flour 5 bread pans, and pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C) for 4 hours.
  • Cool.
  • Cut into 275 to 300 slices; wrap each slice.
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