Sent to Lucretia O'Neal from Emma Robison ... her words = Excellent!
Original receipt by Mrs. Robert J. Barr. Was a favorite winner Feb 4. clipped from the Houston Chronicle 1-27-1972
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 (4 3/4 oz) jars Apricot-Tapioca baby food.
2 cups enriched self-rising flour - OR - 2 cups enriched all-purpose flower, plus one teaspoon salt and two teaspoons baking powder.
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon ground clover
Preparation
Beat sugar and oil. Add eggs one at a time. Add baby food, one jar at a time. Add flour - half of it with spices, then beat in remainder. Bake at 350º for 1 hour in greased, floured tube or bundt pan. Cool rights side up a while before turning over - sprinkle with sifted confectioners sugar.
Stays moist days and days and days - if you hide it.
I don't know if you can find Apricot-Tapioca baby food as I haven't tried to make this yet ... if anyone else does in the meantime and has to 're-write' the ingredients ... let me know. B