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Liberian Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Liberian Cake

15 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1208
Calories
32g
Protein
54g
Fat
155g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Mace not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 oz. butter
  • 6 oz. caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 9 oz. plain flour
  • 3/4 level teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 level teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 level teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 level teaspoon ground mace
  • 1/2 level teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 level teaspoon powdered cloves
  • 7 oz. golden syrup
  • 1/4 pint milk
  • 2 oz. citron [lemon] peel, cut very finely
  • 3 oz. seedless raisins, chopped
  • 2 oz. shredded coconut

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar.

2

Add eggs one at a time.

3

Sift together dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternately with mixture of milk and syrup.

4

(Start and end with dry ingredients.) Stir just until smooth. Fold in fruit and coconut. Pour batter into two greased and floured loaf tins, 9 by 5 by 2 and 1/2 inches.

5

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in a very moderate oven (350 degrees F).

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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