Watermelon Cake

Ingredients
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp double-acting baking powder
- 1 c sugar
- 13 c plus 12 c real butter
- 34 c milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 egg whites
- 12 c raisins
- red food coloring
- 1 recipe Green Icing recipe follows
Directions
- This historic recipe has been transcribed from the original text in the 1883 version of the First Texas Cookbook