Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
- 375 gr flour
- 230 gr butter
- 220 gr brown sugar
- 200 gr granulated sugar
- 130 gr raisins
- 120 ml sour milk
- 120 ml milk
- 65 gr cornstarch
- 16 ml molasses
- 9 gr baking powder
- 5 gr baking soda
- 2 gr nutmeg
DARK CAKE: Cream butter; then add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks singly, with a spoonful of the flour. Beat well and add raisins. Slowly pour in molasses and milk, with a small amount of the flour. Sieve in remaining flour, with spices and soda. Mix well. Pour into prepared straight-sided pan and bake at 180ºC for about 1 hour. WHITE CAKE: Sift flour and cornstarch. Rub in butter. Blend in sugar. Mix milk with baking powder and combine well. Fold in egg whites. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 180ºC for about 1 hour. While no instructions were provided, caramel or almond icing are suggested for this cake.
