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Calumet Lady Baltimore Cake

3/4 cup butter 2 cups sugar I cup milk 1 teaspoon lemon or rose flavoring Cream butter and beat in sugar gradually. Sift together baking powder and flour 31/2 cups flour 31/2 level teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder Whites of 6 eggs, beaten well three times, and add to butter and sugar alternately with milk and flavoring. Add egg whites last. Bake in three layers, and use following icing: 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup boiling water Whites of 3 eggs I cup chopped raisins 1 cup chopped nut meats 1/2 cup chopped citron 1/2 cup candied cherries cut fine 2 tablespoons lemon juice Stir the sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved, then let boil without stirring until the syrup will thread from a spoon, pour upon whites of eggs, beaten well, beating constantly all the time. Continue beating until icing is cold; add fruit and spread on cake. (See illustration, page 21.) 2 cups pastry flour