Twelfth Night Cake

Traditionally, a cake was baked for this day, and a bean hidden somewhere in the mixture and baked along with it. Whoever received the piece of cake with the bean was appointed King or Queen of the Bean for the night, and lead the company in songs and games. Here's a recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups currants...

I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, The Pagan Calendar, hosted at shirleytwofeathers.com, and can be found in its entirety here: Twelfth Night Cake