Martha Washington's Virginia Cake Recipe: Another Version

The cake recipe presented as belonging to Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, the first First Lady of the United States of America, is originally the type of cake that was traditionally served on the Twelfth Night festival marking the Epiphany*. The cake -- perhaps large enough to feed an entire high school -- contains 40 eggs, 4 pounds of butter, 5 pounds of flour, 5 pounds of (dried) fruits, and