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Watermelon cake

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 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

Instructions:

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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