Currant Cake

Currant Cake

A classic currant cake recipe from 1888.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupful Butter
  • 1 cupful Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoonful Baking Powder
  • 1 pint Flour
  • 1 1/4 cupfuls Currants, washed and picked
  • 2 teaspoonfuls Cinnamon Extract
  • 1 teaspoonful Lemon Extract

Instructions

  1. 1Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cake tin with parchment paper.
  2. 2In a large bowl, rub the butter and sugar together until they form a white, light cream.
  3. 3Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for a few minutes between each addition.
  4. 4Sift the flour with the baking powder. Add the flour mixture, currants, cinnamon extract, and lemon extract to the wet ingredients. Mix until a medium batter forms.
  5. 5Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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