165 Rich Cream Cake
Stir till white, half a pound of butter, with three quarters of sugar, then add a wine glass of brandy, seven eggs beaten to a froth, the whites and yolks separate. Stir in a pound and a half of sifted flour, and mace to your taste. Just before it goes into the oven stir in half a pint of cream, and three quarters of a pound of fruit.