Hartford Election Cake Recipe

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Category:	Category: Desserts, Pies, Cakes and Cookies

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 1/2 lb. Butter or Oleo 2 c. Sugar 1 tbsp. Nutmeg 1 tsp. Baking Soda 1 c. Milk 6 Eggs (separated) 4 c. Flour 1/2 lb. Currants 1 lb. Raisins 2 1/2 c. Chopped Pecans 1/3 c. Sherry 2 tsp. Cream of Tartar

Directions:	Directions: Preheat over 275º. Cream butter, sugar, grated nutmeg. Dissolve baking soda in cup milk. Add to creamed mix. Separate 6 eggs. Beat yolks, stir thoroughly. Sift 1 cup flour over raisins, stir into batter. Sift 1 cup flour over 2 1/2 cups of chopped pecans. Stir into batter. Add Sherry. Sift 1 cup flour with cream of tartar. Stir into batter. Beat 6 egg whites stiff, carefully fold into batter. Makes 14 cups ___ bottoms of 17 x 11 1/2 x 2 1/2 into pan with mix ___. Pour batter into pan and bake 1 1/2 hours or until center springs back when touched lightly. If it begins to brown too quickly, place a tent of foil over top. Serves 25-30.

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Hartford Election Cake Recipe

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