Grandma's Current Pound Cake
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Cakes
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Currants 1
pound
Margarine or butter 2
cups
Sugar 1
teaspoon
Mace 9
Eggs,
separated
4 1/4
cups
Flour, all purpose,
sifted
1
teaspoon
Lemon extract 1
teaspoon
Vanilla
Directions:
Rinse Currents in hot water, drain and dry on a towel.
Cream butter until fluffy, add sugar and spice and cream thoroughly. Beat egg yolks until thick and creamy; add to butter mixture and blend well. Add one half of the flour and mix until smooth; add remainder of flour and mix until smooth again. Mix in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 2 paper lined loaf pans (9"x4"x2.5") and bake at 350F for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick in center.
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