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TIPSY  CAKE
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TIPSY CAKE

7 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

303
Calories
15g
Protein
19g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cake 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

  • 2 pint whipping cream
  • 1 pint custard
  • 1 pint milk
  • one sponge cake
  • 1 glass currant jelly
  • 1 glass sherry wine
  • three eggs

Directions

1

One sponge cake (baker's sponge cake), 1 glass currant jelly, 1 glass sherry wine, l/2 pint whipping cream, 1 pint custard. Split sponge cake and pour wine over it until all the wine is absorbed. Spread the jelly between the layers. Whip the cream until stiff, sweeten and flavor with vanilla, and spread on top of cake. Serve with custard.

2

Custard — Make a soft custard of 1 pint milk and the yolks of three eggs. Flavor with vanilla and serve very cold.

3

Mrs. D. O. Macquarrie.

By North End Club (Chicago, Ill.) · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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