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JELLY  CAKE
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JELLY CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1051
Calories
29g
Protein
40g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 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
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Whisky not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 2 teaspoonfuls of vanilla
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 cup of butter
  • 4 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of baking 8 eggs
  • 1 teaspoonful of vanilla
  • 1 tablespoonful of whisky
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder
  • 1 cup of cornstarch
  • 3 cups of sugar
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of cream 1 cup of milk
  • 1 teaspoonful of soda
  • 2 cup of sweet milk
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 cup of grated chocolate
  • 2 cup of butter
  • 2 cups of dark brown 2 eggs
  • one teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved
  • 2 cups
  • 1 tablespoonful of butter
  • a teaspoonful of vanilla
  • a cup of boiling water in which one teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved
  • 2 rounding teaspoonfuls of 6 eggs
  • 6 eggs
  • 8 eggs
  • two deep layers
  • 2 scant cups of sugar
  • 12 eggs
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 eggs

Directions

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]/2 lb. of butter; 2 rounding teaspoonfuls of 6 eggs; baking powder;

2

2 teaspoonfuls of vanilla; 1 cup of milk;

3

lb. of sugar; 1 lb. of flour.

4

Cream the butter and sugar; add milk slowly, beating hard. Beat in the yolks until light. Add the flour, baking powder, and vanilla. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites last. Pour into cake tins and bake. Put together with plum jelly and sprinkle top layer with powdered sugar.

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WHITE CAKE, No. 1.

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1 cup of butter; 1 cup of milk;

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Z}4 cups of flour; 2 teaspoonfuls of baking

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8 eggs (whites) ; powder ;

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1 teaspoonful of vanilla; 1 tablespoonful of whisky.

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2 cups of sugar;

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Cream the butter and add the sugar; beat until light. Add the milk slowly, then flour. Into the last of the flour sift the baking powder. Flavor with the vanilla and whisky and fold in the well-beaten whites last. Bake one hour in a deep biscuit pan in a slow oven. When quite cold, cut in half, making two deep layers ; put together with icing.

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WHITE CAKE, No. 2.

13

1 cup of butter; 2 scant cups of sugar; 3 cups of flour; 12 eggs (whites).

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2 teaspoonfuls of baking

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Bake in biscuit pan or cake tins, and put together with icing. Flavor to taste.

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WHITE CAKE, No. 3.

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12 eggs (whites); 1 cup of cornstarch;

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3 cups of sugar (powdered) ; 1 cup of butter;

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2 teaspoonfuls of cream 1 cup of milk ;

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of tartar; 3 cups of flour;

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1 teaspoonful of soda. Sift the cream of tartar with the flour; add one- half of the milk to the cornstarch and dissolve the soda in the other half. Cream the butter and add sugar, a little flour, then a little of cornstarch and milk; the beaten whites and remaining flour, soda, and milk. Flavor with one-half of a teaspoonful of vanilla and a few drops of lemon extract. This is a most delicious cake.

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DEVIL'S FOOD, No. 1.

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% cup of butter; >2 cup of sweet milk;

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1 cup of brown sugar; 2^ cups of flour;

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3 eggs (yolks only) ; 1 teaspoonful of soda.

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Cream the sugar and butter; add the milk, flour, soda, and eggs; beat well, and just before pouring into pan, add the chocolate filling.

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1 cup of grated chocolate; 1 cup of brown sugar; cup of sweet milk.

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Put in double boiler and stir until dissolved, but do not boil. Beat the filling into the cake batter and bake slowly. Put together with plenty of white icing.

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DEVIL'S FOOD, No. 2.

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>2 cup of butter; 2 cups of dark brown

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2 eggs; sugar;

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2% cups of flour; cup of buttermilk.

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Cream the butter, add sugar and beaten yolks, then buttermilk. Mix one-third of a cake of Baker's chocolate with one-half of a cup of boiling water in which one teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved. Pour this mixture into the cake batter, add the flour and beaten whites. Put together with filling given below:

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2 cups of "coffee C" 1 tablespoonful of butter; sugar ; ^ cup of cream or milk.

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Boil as any icing and spread on cake.

By Colville, Jessie Henderson. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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