Black Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of butter
• 1 lb. of granulated sugar
• 12 eggs 
• 1 lb. of flour
• 3 lbs. of stoned raisins
• 3 lbs. of cleaned currants
• 5 grated nutmegs 
• 1/2 oz. of pounded cinnamon 
• 1 tsp. of ground cloves
• 1 lb. of citron

Directions

1. Heat oven to 225 degrees, and butter a 9-inch cake pan.
2. Cut the citron into thin slices.
3. Combine the butter and the sugar and beat into a cream consistency.
4. Add the eggs and whip to a froth.
5. Sift flour into the mixture.
6. Sift ground cloves into the mixture, and mix together.
7. Add all the stoned raisins, cleaned currants, and nutmegs and mix.
8. Add cinnamon and citron into the mixture and mix well. 
9. Pour mixture into the cake pan, and bake for 2 to 3 hours, the cake will be ready when the tester comes out clean. 

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kaitlyn Bottrell
Louisiana Anthology
December 6, 2023