Louise Porter's Ambrosia Fruitcake

Louise Porter was my husband's grandmother. He spent his summer as a child on the Porter Farm in Mississippi. I've never made this cake, but certainly looks yummy. I'll need to make it one day.

1/2 lb. butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. b. soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. each Cinnamon & nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 cup boiling water
1 raw apple (grated)

First dissolve spices & cocoa in boiling water, then mix soda with buttermilk, set aside.

Cream butter, and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Now add the spices and then flour and buttermilk alternately. Then grated apple. Bake in 3 well greased & floured cake pans at 350° for 25 or 30 min.

Filling;
3 cups sugar
2 cups milk
1/4 lb. butter
1tsp. baking powder
1 cup raisins (chopped)
1 cup coconut
1 cup nuts
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 orange rind (grated)
1 tsp. vanilla

Cook in a medium pot until thickens and spread evenly between layers.

Do you have a favorite cake recipe you'd like to share?

~Anna Kathyrn
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