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CHEAP    BLACK    CAKE
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CHEAP BLACK CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

791
Calories
27g
Protein
14g
Fat
136g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

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 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a teacupful of sour milk
  • one teacup molasses
  • five eggs
  • two tablespoonsful of ginger
  • two teaspoonsful of royal baking powder

Directions

1

One teacup molasses, one of sugar, one of butter or lard, five eggs, two tablespoonsful of ginger, half a nutmeg, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a teacupful of sour milk, or two teaspoonsful of Royal Baking Powder. Add sufficient flour to make it stiff, so that it will drop from a spoon.

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

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