Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pecans | 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) | 196 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Cake | 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
- half pounds sugar
- one-fourth pounds butter
- one-half pounds flour
- one teaspoon baking powder
- three cups sugar in one cup boiling water
- one cup chopped pecans
- one cup chopped raisins
- one-half tumblers of water
- three eggs
- one egg at a time
- two three-layer cakes
Directions
LADY BALTIMORE CAKE— One and a half pounds sugar, one and one-fourth pounds butter, one and one-half pounds flour, one and one-half tumblers of water, three eggs, one teaspoon baking powder. Cream the sugar and butter to a cream, add one egg at a time, stirring vigorously ; add one-half of the flour, then the water, then the remainder of the flour with baking powder. Flavor with vanilla. This makes two three-layer cakes. Filling — Dissolve three cups sugar in one cup boiling water, cook until it threads, then pour it over the well beaten whites of three eggs, stirring constantly. To this add one cup chopped pecans, one cup chopped raisins and figs cut fine.