Whiskey Cake

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A Christmas favorite!

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Ingredients

  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup Whiskey
  • 1 lb. butter (homemade if you have it)
  • 4 cups sifted flour
  • 1 heaping tsp. baking powder
  • 1 lb white (golden) raisins,cut or chopped
  • 1 quart pecans, chopped
  • 1 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar, then add beaten egg yolks and whiskey.

Step 2

Mix chopped nuts and raisins with 1 cup flour and stir into batter.

Step 3

Mix baking powder in remaining flour.

Step 4

Beat egg whites.

Step 5

Alternate mixing flour and egg whites into cake batter. (You need to do this by hand or with a stand mixer with a very good motor. The batter is very heavy.)

Step 6

Add lemon extract

Step 7

Pour into greased and floured loaf pans (4) or1 tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.

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