Huckleberry Cake
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 tsp nutmeg, grated
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1 quart huckleberries
- Flour
Beat the butter and sugar together until light. Add the milk and the eggs, beaten separately. Beat the egg yolks to a cream and the egg whites to a stiff froth. Add the grated nutmeg, cinnamon and baking powder. Mix the baking powder with the flour. Rub the huckleberries well with some flour and add them last, but do not mash them. Pour into pan lined with butters, about an inch thick. Dust the tops with sugar and bake. This cake is better the day after baking.
Submitted by Jun 19, 2009
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