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                            ENGLISH TEA CAKE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1       c            Butter, softened
  1       c            Sugar
  2                    Eggs
  2                    Scant c flour
    1/2   ts           Baking powder
    1/4   ts           Salt
  1       t            Vanilla
  1       tb           Cherry juice
 12                    Maraschino cherries
    1/2   c            White raisins or currants

 (served at English High Tea)

 Preheat oven to 250 degrees.  Grease and flour a small tube pan.  Cream
 butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating thoroughly. Sift flour, baking powder
 and salt together. Gradually add to butter mixture. Add vanilla and cherry
 juice. Fold in cherries and raisins. Bake 1 1/4 hours.



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