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Watermelon Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Blue Ribbon Cook Book, 1905 Winnipeg Manitoba. Shared by Elizabeth Rodier.
Servings: 6
Categories:
Cakes
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
Butter 1
cup
Sugar 1/2
cup
Sweet milk 3
Egg whites 2
cups
Flour,
sifted
3 1/2
teaspoons
Baking powder
Lemon juice to taste 4
drops
Red food coloring 1/2
cup
Raisins
Green food coloring
Directions:
Mix together all ingredients except food coloring and raisins. Take a little more than 1/2 of the mixture and to it add 1 teaspoon liquid cochineal (modern: few drops of red food color) and 1/2 cup raisins. Put the red part in the centre and bake. Cover with a frosting colored green with spinach (suggest: green food color).
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