Martha Washinfton's Great Cake

Name: Martha Washinfton's Great Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups currants; 1/3 cup chopped candied orange peel; 1/3 cup chopped candied lemon peel; 1/3 cup chopped candied citron; 3/4 cup Madeira, divided; 1/4 cup French brandy; 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/2 cup slivered almonds; 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoons ground mace; 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs, separated; Sugar Icing (recipe follows) (optional); Sugar Icing:; 3 large egg whites at room temperature; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 tablespoons rose water or orange-flower water

Martha Washinfton's Great Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.mountvernon.org/recipes/great-cake/" target="_blank">www.mountvernon.org.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups currants

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1/3 cup chopped candied orange peel

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1/3 cup chopped candied lemon peel

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1/3 cup chopped candied citron

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3/4 cup Madeira, divided

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1/4 cup French brandy

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3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

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1/2 cup slivered almonds

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1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

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1/2 teaspoons ground mace

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3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

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1 1/2 cups sugar

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3 large eggs, separated

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Sugar Icing (recipe follows) (optional)

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Sugar Icing:

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3 large egg whites at room temperature

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1 1/2 cups sugar

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2 tablespoons rose water or orange-flower water

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