Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Nut | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Currant | 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
- one pound butter creamed
- one pound granulated sugar
- one-half pound light brown sugar
- one pound flour sifted
- one pound citron cut in strips
- half pound nut meats cut fine
- one-half pound flour thoroughly mixed
- twelve eggs well beaten
- one after
- two round teaspoons cloves
- four round teaspoons cinnamon
- one nutmeg
- one tumbler grape
- one tumbler mo- lasses
- one-half tumbler currant juice
- two level teaspoons soda
- twelve eggs beaten stiff
- four packages raisins
- two packages cur- rants washed
- two pans four hours
- cloves
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Directions
One pound butter creamed, one pound granulated sugar, one-half pound light brown sugar, yolks of twelve eggs well beaten, beat well together and add one after another ;two round teaspoons cloves, four round teaspoons cinnamon, one nutmeg, one tumbler grape or currant jelly, one tumbler mo- lasses, one-half tumbler currant juice, one pound flour sifted with two level teaspoons soda, whites of twelve eggs beaten stiff. Have ready, in a large chopping bowl, four packages raisins, washed, dried and lightly chopped; two packages cur- rants washed and dried, one pound citron cut in strips, one- half pound nut meats cut fine, one-half pound flour thoroughly mixed with the fruit. Turn cake mixture over the fruit and mix all together with a chopping knife and bake in two pans four hours, keeping pans covered after the first hour. — Mrs. E. N. Sailing, Manistee, Mich.