Central Cook Book · 1963
Nut Cake
From Mrs. Wayne E. Watren, of Stollings, West Virginia.
- CourseCakes
- Oven350°F
- Time2¾ hours
- Ingredients10
- Steps5
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Method
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Step 1: Grease a tube pan and line it with 2 thicknesses of brown paper.
Step 2: Melt the butter; add the sugar, beaten eggs, flour and other ingredients and beat well.
Step 3: Pack into the pan.
Step 4: Bake on the 4th rack from the bottom at 350°F for 2¾ hours, with a pan of water under the cake the whole time.
Step 5: Test with a straw.
From the cook
Can also be baked in 2 loaf pans or 3 coffee cans.
What we changed or couldn’t read (2)
- 350°F for 2¾ hours is unusually hot for a fruitcake; 250–275°F may have been intended.
- Source says 'Bake in 2 loaf pans for 24 hours'; clearly an error — baking time for loaf pans is not given.