Steps to Make Candied Orange Slices Recipe Martha Stewart

Martha Washington's Cake

Combine 2 cups sugar, lemon juice, and zest in a medium bowl.

Recipe Summary Martha Washington's Cake

This is a long procedure, but well worth the trouble. A great cake. Makes about 11 pounds.

Ingredients | Candied Orange Slices Recipe Martha Stewart

2 ¾ cups golden raisins

2 cups dried currants

1 cup orange zest

6 ounces candied lemon peel

¾ cup chopped candied citron

⅓ cup candied angelica

⅓ cup red candied cherries

⅓ cup green candied cherries

½ cup brandy

4 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground mace

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

10 eggs, separated

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

⅓ cup sherry

1 cup sherry

Directions

Place raisins and currants in a bowl, and add enough water to just cover them. Soak overnight.

Chop orange and lemon peel quite fine; do the same with the citron, angelica, and both types of cherries. Pour 1/2 cup brandy over fruit, and allow to stand overnight.

Sift together flour, mace, and nutmeg.

Beat egg yolks until thick and light, then beat in 1 cup of sugar a little at a time. Stir in lemon juice. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, and then add 1 cup sugar a little at a time; beat until smooth. Combine yolk mixture with creamed mixture. Add flour and 1/3 cup sherry alternately to the creamed mixture. Stir in all the fruit, and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour batter into a well greased and floured 10 inch mold or tube pan. This cake can also be made in 2 large loaf pans.

Place a pan of hot water in the bottom of a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven. Place cake pans in oven, and bake about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C); continue baking 100 minutes for large cake, or 40 minutes for loaf cakes. Cakes are done when a toothpick comes out dry. Turn cake(s) out on rack to cool.

Wrap cake(s) in cheesecloth soaked in sherry, and store in airtight container for a month or more. If the cheesecloth dries out in the mellowing period soak it again with the same spirits, and rewrap the cake.

Info | Candied Orange Slices Recipe Martha Stewart

Servings: 140 Yield: 10 inch tube cake

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