Dark Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
1 lb. sugar (3 c.)
1 lb. flour (5 c.)
10 eggs
1 c. molasses (with enough baking powder (1 tsp. ) to make foam
3 lb. raisins
2 lb. currants
1 glass brandy
2 glasses wine
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. mace
1 lb. walnuts (4 c.)

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Mix molasses and baking powder; add to batter.
Mix spices to flour; alternate flour and liquid.
Add raisins, currants and walnuts.
Pour in greased and floured tube pans.
Bake in a 250\u00b0 oven for 3 hours.