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Fig Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Mabel C. Hamlett, Holland, MO.
Servings: 6
Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Sugar 3/4
cup
Butter 1
cup
Milk 4
Egg whites 1 1/2
cups
Figs,
chopped
1
tablespoon
Molasses 3
cups
Flour 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 4
teaspoons
Baking powder 1
teaspoon
Lemon extract 1
teaspoon
Cinnamon
Directions:
Cream sugar and butter. Add milk. Sift flour, measure, and sift with salt and baking powder. Add 1/2 flour. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, remainder of flour, and flavoring. Add molasses, cinnamon, and figs, which have been dredged in 2 tablespoons of the flour, to 2/3 of the mixture. Pour into well-oiled and slightly floured tube pan alternating spoonfuls of the light and dark mixture. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 55 minutes.
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