Mix like pound cake.—Mrs. S. T.
Dark Fig Cake.
2 cups of sugar.
1 cup of butter.
One cup of cold water, with one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it.
3 cups of raisins, chopped fine.
Cinnamon and nutmeg.
4 eggs.
1 pound of figs.
Use the figs whole, covering them well with the cake to prevent burning. Bake in layers, frosting between each layer. Make as stiff as pound cake. Cut with a very sharp knife, to prevent crumbling. This recipe makes two loaves.—Mrs. A. T.