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NEAPOLITAN  CAKE
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NEAPOLITAN CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

978
Calories
29g
Protein
27g
Fat
158g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
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
Coffee not in our table 0
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

  • two cups of brown sugar
  • one cup of strong coffee
  • two teaspoons of soda
  • one teaspoon of cloves
  • one teaspoon of j mace
  • one pound of raisins
  • one pound of currants
  • one cup of butter
  • four cups of powered white sugar
  • two cups of sweet milk
  • two cups of corn starch mixed
  • half cups of sifted flour
  • six teaspoons of baking powder
  • a pound of citron
  • one cup 5^^=^^ of molasses
  • four eggs
  • two tea- y ^!^ spoons of cinnamon
  • eight eggs
  • one egg beaten light
  • three lemons

Directions

1

MKS. T. A. PARKER, RUSUVILLE, ILL.

2

niWiif ^^^"^ make the dark cake after the following recipe: i^ir ^^® ^"P ^^ butter, two cups of brown sugar, one cup 5^^=^^ of molasses, one cup of strong coffee, four and a half \i5 teacups of flour, four eggs, two teaspoons of soda, two tea- y ^!^ spoons of cinnamon, one teaspoon of cloves, one teaspoon of J mace, one pound of raisins, one pound of currants and a fourth of a pound of citron (more fruit makes the cake hand- somer, but this quantity will do). Bake the cake in round pans with straight sides. The loaves should be one and a half inches in thickness after baking.

3

The white cake is made as follows: One cup of butter, four cups of powered white sugar, two cups of sweet milk, two cups of corn starch mixed with the flour, four and a half cups of sifted flour, whites of eight eggs and six teaspoons of baking powder; flavor slightly with bitter almonds. Bake in the pans used for the black cake, making the light and dark loaves of the same thick- ness.

4

After the cake is all cold, each black loaf should be spread with a thick frosting: made as follows: White of one egg beaten light, graced rind of two and the juice of three lemons, and powdered sugar enough to make a thick frosting. Lay the white and black loaves alternately ; frost all over as you would any other loaf; be particular to use no other flavoring than lemon in the frosting. This makes an elegant cake, equally tempting to the eye and the palate.

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

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