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Helen Cutler Lane's Louisiana Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. dates, chopped
4 cups pecans, chopped
1/2 box raisins
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. soda in 1 cup Bourbon
4 cups flour
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
6 eggs, separated
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter with sugar. Add six egg yolks. Alternate liquid and flour. Flour fruit and nuts and add. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake in slow oven about 1 hour.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Helen always made Louisiana Cakes right after Thanksgiving. She baked them in small loaf pans and basted them with Bourbon every few days. By Christmas they were quite flavorful. She gave them as gifts and always had some on hand to serve with coffee.

 

 

 

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