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ELECTION  CAKE
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ELECTION CAKE

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

771
Calories
21g
Protein
19g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 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
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Mace 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 of butter
  • half pounds of sugar
  • one pint of good yeast
  • half pound of flour
  • two pounds of raisins
  • one pound of currants
  • a small teaspoon of cloves
  • one night
  • six eggs
  • lemon peel
  • cinnamon
  • mace
  • cloves

Directions

1

^§1'^ OUR pounds of flour and enough warm milk to make a ^ stiff batter, one and a half pounds of butter and two and ^^ a half pounds of sugar. Stir butter and sugar well to- gether; take half the mixture and beat into the batter and one pint of good yeast; beat thoroughly and let it stand one night; in the morning add the remainder of the butter and sugar and six eggs, beaten very light, then a half pound of flour, two pounds of raisins, one pound of currants, grated lemon peel, cinnamon, mace and a small teaspoon of cloves. Let it rise twice before putting it into pans. The more this cake is beaten the lighter it is.

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LOAF CAKES. 153

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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