Federal Cake
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sour milk*
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup nuts, chopped
- 1/3 cup raisins, chopped
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Sift flour and spices, add baking soda to sour milk and mix alternately with flour. Flour raisins and nuts and then mix into cake. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cover with boiled frosting.
*Sweet milk and baking powder can be used instead of sour milk.
*Sweet milk and baking powder can be used instead of sour milk.
Submitted by May 30, 2009
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