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SUPERIOR BLACK CAKE
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SUPERIOR BLACK CAKE

11 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

836
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
140g
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
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Whisky 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

  • one pound flour
  • one pound sugar
  • one half pounds of raisins
  • three quarters pound citron
  • one quarter pound of pounded almonds
  • ten eggs
  • three fourths of a pound butter
  • one half of currants
  • one half tea-cupful molasses
  • one tumblerful of whisky
  • one half tumblerful of wine

Directions

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Ten eggs, one pound flour, one pound sugar, three fourths of a pound butter, two and one half pounds of raisins, one and one half of currants, three quarters pound citron, one half tea-cupful molasses, a gravy-spoonful of mixed spices, cinnamon, allspice, mace, nutmeg, one tumblerful of whisky or brandy, one half tumblerful of wine and a wine-glassful of rose water ; also one quarter pound of pounded almonds. — Mrs. Sallie Walker.

By Vehling, Joseph Dommers, 1879-1950. fmo · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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