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LADY    CAKE
Photo: David Holifield

LADY CAKE

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

158
Calories
0g
Protein
12g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Rose 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

  • half pound fresh butter
  • one pound fine sugar
  • two ounces of thin shelled almonds
  • three wine- glasses of rose water

Directions

1

The whites of sixteen eggs, half pound fresh butter, three- quarters pound sifted flour, one pound fine sugar, two ounces of thin shelled almonds or rich peach kernels, three wine- glasses of rose water. Bake it in a pan like pound cake, ice it over with plain icing.

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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