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WEDDING   FRUIT   CAKE
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WEDDING FRUIT CAKE

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

777
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 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
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Mace not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Brandy 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 pounds raisins stoned
  • 2 pounds currants
  • 1 pound sliced citron
  • 1 pound butter
  • 1 pound su- gar
  • 2 tablespoons mace
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 pound browned flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda in a little water
  • 1 goblet sherry
  • 1/2 goblet brandy
  • 12 eggs
  • 2 nut- megs

Directions

1

2 pounds raisins stoned, 2 pounds currants, 1 pound sliced citron, a few figs cut in small pieces. Pour over this 1 goblet sherry and port wine, 1/2 goblet brandy or whiskey, let stand over night and in morning pour on what liquor has not soaked into fruit, 1 pound butter, 1 pound su- gar, yolks 12 eggs, 2 tablespoons mace, 1 tablespoon cinnamon. 2 nut- megs, 1 pound browned flour and whites of 12 eggs. Dissolve 1 teaspoon soda in a little water, add just before putting in fruit.

By [Hayes, Emma (Allen), Mrs.], 1868- [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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