Marble Cake

Ingredients

• 7 egg whites 
• 1 cup of butter 
• 2 cups of sugar 
• ½ cup of sweet milk
• 3½ cups of flour 
• 1 tablespoonful of Dixie Baking Powder 
• 7 egg yolks 
• 1 cup of molasses 
• 2 cups of brown sugar 
• ½ cup of butter 
• 1 cup of sweet milk 
• 5 cups of flour 
• 1 tablespoonful of Dixie Baking Powder 
• 1 tablespoonful of different spices except ginger 
• 1 teaspoonful of ginger 

Directions

1. Beat 7 egg whites, 1 cup of butter, and 2 cups of sugar. 
2. Add ½ cup of sweet milk and 3½ cups of flour. 
3. Mix 1 tablespoonful of Dixie Baking Powder.

DARK PART

1. Beat 7 egg yolks, 1 cup of molasses, and 2 cups of brown sugar.
2. Add ½ cup of butter and 1 cup of sweet milk.
3. Mix 5 cups of flour and 1 tablespoonful of Dixie Baking Powder. 
4. Add 1 tablespoonful of different spices expect ginger.
5. Mix 1 teaspoonful of ginger. 
6. Grease cake pan. 
7. Put in a layer of white batter, then dark, and so on until you have enough in the pan.
8. Bake 1 hour. 

— MISS. MOLLIE WALKER. 

  Source —New Orleans Cook Book 
Prepared by Sydney R. Gant
Louisiana Anthology
March 26, 2022