Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 2 of 4 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rose | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | 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
- one pound of sugar
- one half teaspoonful of acetic acid
- one-half teaspoonful of acid
- a piece of tissue paper one
- four eggs
- one dot to the other till all have been touched
- two leaves can be placed face down at the end of the bunches
- two roses
- two wheat
- two hearts
- one
Directions
Take one pound of sugar and the whites of four eggs ; beat the eggs till almost stiff, and add half the sugar with one half teaspoonful of acetic acid ; when beaten thoroughly add the rest of the sugar and another one-half teaspoonful of acid with some flavoring. Beat it till smooth, and after rubbing the cake with flour in order to remove all crumbs, put a coat of icing on the cake and set in the sun to dry.
Fill the tubes with icing and put a row of dots at equal distances round the top edges ; allow these to dry and take a smaller tube and go from one dot to the other till all have been touched ; when dry put another row of dots, then the rail. It can be built as high as desired in this vvay. The top can be ornamented by going across, then let another row of dots intersect it at right angles and divide those again, build as high as the railing of the circumference. Dot the side in points reaching from top to bottom, or scallops, and build as on the top.
Take a piece of tissue paper one and a half inches larger than the cake stand, and pink and perforate the edge ; this can be done with the pinking iron and a saddler's punch. Place the cake on and make an edge of lace on the bottom of the cake by allowing the funnel to touch the cake at regular distances ; when dry let the funnel touch between those spaces. It can be made to extend an inch or two so none of the space between the cake and the paper will show. A wet cloth spread over the bowl of icing will* keep it from drying. If too stiff beat the white of another ^^g and put in a small quantity. If too thin add more sugar.
A beautiful way to ornament cake is to cut leaves and petals of flowers of Swiss or mosquito bar. Run a small wire through the center of each leaf and petal, and use the smallest funnel to vein and scollop ' the leaves, and pass through the middle of each petal to hide the wire and around the edge also ; then form your flowers and fasten to the cake with icing. Stamens can be made of thread dipped in icing.
Grapes can be formed of bits of cotton. Tie in bunches and pour
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the icing over them, and when dry place grape leaves made of Swiss as described above, on the top of the cake, and lay the grapes over them. One or two leaves can be placed face down at the end of the bunches and turned back to hide where they are fastened. Tendrils can be made with icing from the smallest tube.
A bower can be made with pieces of Swiss about three by six inches. Sew bonnet wire around, leaving the ends of it to project about an inch, so that it can be stuck in the cake. Four of these, latticed with icing and joined at the top with pieces of wire, form the bower. The wire must be covered with dots and an ornament must be placed on the top. A doll, dressed as a bride, can be fastened in the center of the bower, facing one of the openings. A wreath of lilies and leaves can be placed just below the bower.
The cake thus ornamented should be an octagon shape with a smaller one on top. The lilies hide where they join ; the opposite sides can have the initials of the bride and groom ; the next two roses and buds » the next two wheat ; the last two hearts. The corners embellished with dots and circles ; the bottom a heavy edge and lace work.
Tubes can be purchased that fit in the paper funnels that aid one very much. ^