Ingredients

1 cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
1 cup of sweet milk
2 1/2 cups of flour
7 Egg whites
2 even tsp of baking powder
1 pound seeded raisins
1 pound of figs
1 pound of boiled almonds
1/4 pound of citron, all chopped fine
1 tsp of lemon extract

Directions

Mix all thoroughly before adding the fruit. Put baking powder in the flour and mix it well before adding it to the other ingredients. Sift a little flour over the fruit before stirring it in. Bake slowly for two hours and poke with a knife to see when it is done. A cup of grated cocoanut is a nice addition to this cake

The Whitehouse Cookbook
by Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Published 1887