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FRUIT    CAKE
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FRUIT CAKE

18 ingredients 6 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

849
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
144g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 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
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Mace 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

  • two pounds currants
  • two pounds raisins
  • one pound citron
  • one pound flour
  • one pound sugar
  • one pound butter
  • one tablespoonful of mace
  • four cups flour
  • one cup sugar
  • one cup molasses
  • one cup boiling water
  • one tablespoonful of soda
  • twelve eggs
  • three nutmegs
  • two glasses of wine
  • one egg
  • ginger
  • cinnamon

Directions

1

Two pounds currants, two pounds raisins, one pound citron, one pound flour, one pound sugar, one pound butter, twelve eggs, one tablespoonful of mace, the same of cinnamon, three nutmegs (the spice must be beaten and sifted together), and two glasses of wine. Cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs, which must be beaten very light, then add the other ingredients

2

alternately.

3

GINGERBREAD.

4

Four cups flour, one cup sugar, one cup molasses, three- quarters cup of lard or butter, one cup boiling water, one egg,

5

CAKES. 195

6

one tablespoonful of soda, ginger and cinnamon to taste. Drop in biscuit pans.

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

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