Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Apple Sauce | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | 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
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon soda in a little warm water
- 2 cups flour
- three pounds each of dates
- 1 pound citron
- 1 pound candied cherries
- 1 pound blanched almonds
- 97 pounds of eggs
- 2 pounds brown sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup o£ unsweetened apple sauce
- 9 eggs make 1 pound
- 1 pound
- 2 nut- megs
- 1 heaping tablespoonful soda
- 1 heaping tablespoonful cinnamon
- three good-sized loaves
- salt
- cloves
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
Directions
Cream together 1 cup sugar and half cup butter, add a little salt, y2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, a little nutmeg, 1 cup raisins. Dissolve 1 teaspoon soda in a little warm water and stir into it 1 cup o£ unsweetened apple sauce. Let this foam over the ingredients in the mixing bowl. Beat thoroughly and add 2 cups flour. Bake in a loaf about 1 hour.
Miss Bailey, Maiden, Mass.
ENGLISH FRUIT CAKE. (A delicious wedding cake.) Three pounds each of dates, currants and raisins, 1 pound citron, 1 pound candied cherries, 1 pound blanched almonds, 3
pounds of eggs (9 eggs make 1 pound), Zy2 pounds flour, 2% pounds butter, 1 }/2 pounds brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, 2 nut- megs, 1 heaping tablespoonful soda, 1 heaping tablespoonful cinnamon. Bake in moderate oven 5 hours. Half the quan- tity will make three good-sized loaves.
Miss Bailey, Maiden, Mass.