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FRUIT    CAKE
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FRUIT CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

771
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
129g
Carbs

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

1

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.

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