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BLACK CAKE
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BLACK CAKE

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

678
Calories
20g
Protein
8g
Fat
131g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 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

  • one pound of browned flour
  • two pound of raisins
  • two pounds of currants
  • one pound of citron thin
  • twelve eggs
  • two table-spoonfuls of cloves
  • two nutmegs
  • one tumbler of molasses
  • cloves
  • cinnamon
  • mace

Directions

1

One pound of browned flour, one of butter, one of brown su- gar, twelve eggs ; beat butter and sugar to a cream ; having beat- en the eggs well, stir them in alternately with the flour ; add, gradually, two pound of raisins (dredged with flour), two pounds of currants, two table-spoonfuls of cloves, two of cinnamon, one of mace, two nutmegs, one tumbler of molasses, and one of brandy. Slice one pound of citron thin ; put a layer of batter iu the rnold, then several slices of citron, and so on till filled. Bake in a moderate oven four hours. — Mrs. Allen Bashford.

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

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