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Great Cake. This is one of the few surviving recipes directly associated with Martha Washington. Great cake likely would have been served as part of a grand Christmas dinner or Twelfth Night party. It might also have been served at tea.
It was so well-liked that she had her granddaughter Martha Parke Custis copy it down for use by other members of the family. Martha Washington’s recipe, like many others of its time, is vague regarding certain ingredients as well as the method of preparation.
Great cake likely would have been served as part of a grand Christmas dinner or Twelfth Night party. It might also have been served at tea. It was so well-liked that she had her granddaughter Martha Parke Custis copy it down for use by other members of the family.
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