Lucy Johnson Wedding Cake
Source of Recipe
BBR
Recipe Introduction
Posted by: dutchmom4
List of Ingredients
1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. regular flour, sifted
2 eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. soda
Recipe
Melt chocolate in double boiler first. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs. Sift flour and add alternately with milk. Then add 1/2 cup hot water to melted chocolate. Put other 1/2 cup water in a pan and bring to a boil (THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT). To this add soda and immediately add this to chocolate mixture. Pour chocolate mixture into the batter, add vanilla. Bake in greased loaf pan at 325 degrees. Cake will pull away from sides of pan when done.
Not necessary to frost the cake. Best by the third day, grows more moist with age. Wrap in foil and keep it indefinitely in refrigerator.
LUCI'S WEDDING CAKE
from COOKS.COM
1/2 c. white, seedless raisins
Apple juice
1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
5 egg whites
3/4 c. chopped candied pineapple
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cover raisins with apple juice in bowl and place in refrigerate for 2 or 3 days or until raisins are plump. Drain and spread on paper towel to dry surface moisture.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add unbeaten egg whites, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add chopped candied pineapple, pecans, raisins and extracts; mix well. Add flour mixture and blend until smooth.
Turn into greased and waxed paper lined 8 x 4 x 3 inch loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn out on rack to cool. Remove waxed paper and turn cake right side up.''
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