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COMPOSITION  CAKE
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COMPOSITION CAKE

9 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

758
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
125g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 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

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

  • three quarter pounds of flour
  • quarter pounds of sugar
  • half pounds of raisins
  • a pound of butter
  • a teaspoonful of soda
  • three quarters of a pound of butter
  • four eggs
  • one large nutmeg
  • nutmeg

Directions

1

This recipe is valuable for fruit cake when eggs are scarce.

2

One and three quarter pounds of flour, three quarters of a pound of butter, one and a quarter pounds of sugar, brown or white, one and a half pounds of raisins or currants, four eggs, and a teaspoonful of soda, pint of milk, and one large nutmeg, or spice to taste. Mix together as you would fruit cake, being careful that each article is nicely prepared. This cake will bake more quickly than fruit cake.

By Keokuk (Iowa). Westminster Presbyterian church · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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