Title: Watermelon Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 6 Servings

1/2	c	Butter
1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Sweet milk
3		Egg whites
2	c	Flour, sifted
3 1/2	ts	Baking powder
		Lemon juice to taste
4		Dr red food coloring
1/2	c	Raisins

Take a little more than 1/2 of the mixture and to it add 1 teaspoon liquid cochineal (modern: few drops of red food color) and 1/2 cup raisins. Put the red part in the centre and bake. Cover with a frosting colored green with spinach (suggest: green food color).

Source: Blue Ribbon Cook Book, 1905 Winnipeg Manitoba Shared by Elizabeth Rodier

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