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BLACK  CAKE
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BLACK CAKE

12 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

765
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 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
Brandy 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

  • two pounds of flour
  • two pounds sugar
  • two pounds butter
  • eight pounds raisins
  • four pounds currants
  • one pint brandy
  • two pounds citron
  • two teaspoons of cloves
  • four eggs
  • two very large loaves
  • nutmeg
  • cloves

Directions

1

Mrs. a F, DeForrest.

2

Two pounds of flour, two pounds sugar, two pounds butter, eight pounds raisins, four pounds currants, one pint brandy, two pounds citron, twenty-four eggs, two

3

THE HOME COOK BOOK-

4

ounces nutmeg, two teaspoons of cloves; add a little molasses to make it more moist and black. This makes two very large loaves, baked in tin pans or hoops. For weddings. Splendid.

By Home for the Friendless (Chicago, Ill.) · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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