Scotch Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 cupfuls Butter
• 2.5 cupfuls Sugar
• 8 Eggs
• 1.5 pints Flour
• 0.5 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder
• 3 cupfuls Raisins, stoned
• 1 tablespoonful Royal Extract Lemon

Instructions

1. 1In a large bowl, rub together 1 1/2 cupfuls of butter and 2 1/2 cupfuls of sugar until light and white cream.
2. 2Add 8 eggs, 2 at a time, beating for 5 minutes between each addition.
3. 3Add 1 1/2 pints of flour (sifted with 1/2 teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder), 3 cupfuls of stoned raisins, and 1 tablespoonful of Royal Extract Lemon to the batter. Mix until smooth.
4. 4Pour the batter into a paper-lined, square, shallow cake pan. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.