Martha Washington Cake

Ingredients

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1⁄2 tsp salt

• 1⁄2 tsp allspice

• 1⁄2 tsp nutmeg

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 3⁄4 cup (1 1⁄2 sticks) butter

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 eggs, separated, egg whites beaten

• 1 cup raisins

• 1 cup currants

• 1⁄2 cup dried dates

• 1 container citron

• 1 container fruit pieces

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1⁄2 cup flour, sifted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 275° F (135° C).

2. Mix baking soda, salt, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter together.

3. Cream the sugar into the butter mixture, then beat in egg yolks one at a time.

4. Stir in raisins, currants, dates, citron, and fruit pieces.

5. Alternate adding in sour cream and lemon juice with flour.

6. Fold in beaten egg whites.

7. Bake in greased and floured angel food pan or bundt pan for 2 hours 30 minutes.

Recipe from Tracy Gale