Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| 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 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
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 cup of butter
- one cup of milk
- two pounds of seeded raisins
- one pound of currants dredged
- two cups of hickorynut kernels
- one pound of citron sliced fine
- one pound of citron sliced
- two pounds currants
- one pound of raisins
- one pound almonds
- one pound of grated cocoanut
- one teaspoonful of vanilla
- one tablespoonful of powdered sugar
- a pound of almonds
- a cup of grated choco- late
- eight eggs
- two teaspoonsful of baking powder
- one teaspoonful
- three recipes may be varied by any of the following additions
Directions
One cup of butter, two of sugar, cream together; add one cup of milk, then cup and a half of flour, beating well; the whites of eight eggs, well beaten; another cup and a half of flour, in which are two teaspoonsful of baking powder; any extract you prefer, one teaspoonful.
These three recipes may be varied by any of the following additions:
For Raisin cake add two pounds of seeded raisins, dredged with flour.
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For Almond cake flavor with bitter almond, add a pound of almonds, blanched and pounded, or, it" you prefer, sliced.
Currant cake: One pound of currants dredged with flour.
Hickorynut cake: Add two cups of hickorynut kernels.
Citron cake: One pound of citron sliced fine.
White Fruit cake: Use white pound cake recipe, add one pound of citron sliced, two pounds currants, and two pounds of seeded raisins. All the fruit to be well-dredged with flour.
For Impel ial cake add to white pound cake, one pound of raisins, seeded, and one pound almonds, blanched and sliced. Almonds and raisins to be dredged with flour.
For Cocoanut cake (loaf) use either recipe, and add one pound of grated cocoanut.
For Chocolate Marble use white cake recipe. Take out one-half ot the batter, and add to it a cup of grated choco- late, one teaspoonful of vanilla, and one tablespoonful of powdered sugar; put white, then chocolate in the pan, alter- nately. Use chocolate icing.
Many other kinds of cake may be made with these cakes as foundations. The white cake is an especially good recipe to use in making layer cakes.