Almond butter christmas cake Recipe

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Almond butter christmas cake

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Ingredients:

3	cup	Cake Flour, sifted
3	tsp	Baking Powder
1/2	tsp	Salt
3/4	cup	Butter or shortening
1 1/2	cup	Sugar
3		Eggs, unbeaten
1/2	cup	Almonds, finely chopped
1/2	cup	Raisins, finely cut
1	cup	Milk
1	tsp	Vanilla

Procedures:

1	Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times.
2	Cream butter thoroughly.
3	Add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.
4	Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
5	Add nuts and raisins and beat well.
6	Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
7	Add vanilla.
8	Bake in two greased 9-inch layer pans in moderate oven (375 °F).
9	25 minutes, or until done.
10	Spread boiled frosting (see recipe) between layers and on top and sides of cake.
11	Decorate top of cake with wreath of holly, using pieces of maraschino cherries or red cinnamon candies for berries, and slices of angelica or citron for leaves and stems.
12	Or decorate with poinsettias made of candied cherries.
13	Slice cherries in rings, cut rings in half, and arrange to form petals of poinsettias.
14	If desired, lemon butter frosting (see recipe ) may be used.
15	kate smith collection 1940 published by general foods corp (courtesy of barb day)