Imperial Wedding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb butter (no substitutions)
• 3 cups cake flour
• 12 eggs, separated
• 1 lb sugar (2 cups)
• 1 lemon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 lb raisins
• 1 lb slivered almonds
• 1/2 lb candied citron peel, minced

Recipe

• 1 butter a tube pan and preheat oven to 250°f.
• 2 cream butter and add flour gradually.
• 3 beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; add half the sugar, grated rind and juice of lemon gradually, beating continually.
• 4 beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; add salt, nutmeg and remaining sugar.
• 5 combine the three mixtures, adding raisins, almonds and citron at the same time.
• 6 beat together for five minutes.
• 7 pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 250f for 40 minutes, increase to 325f and bake for 50 minutes more.