Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 9 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 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
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 currants
- one cup of fine white sugar
- one cup of sifted flour
- one teaspoonful of cream tartar
- a pound of butter until it becomes in a state of cream
- a pound of candied orange
- an ounce of ground cinnamon
- an ounce of allspice
- one side
- six eggs
Directions
Roll out the paste about half an inch thick and cut it into pieces ; then roll again till each piece becomes twice the size ; put some Banbury meat in the middle of one side; fold the other over it and finish it up into somewhat of an oval shape ; flatten it with your hand at the top, letting the seam be quite at the bottom ; rub the tops over with the
420 ' CAKE.
white of an &g^, laid on with a brush, and dust loaf sugar over them ; bake in a moderate oven. The meat for this cake is made thus : Beat up a quarter of a pound of butter until it becomes in a state of cream ; then mix with it half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel cut fine, one pound of currants, quarter of an ounce of ground cinnamon and a quarter of an ounce of allspice ; mix all well together, and keep in a jar until wanted for use.
SNOW CAKE. The whites of six eggs, one cup of fine white sugar, one cup of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of cream tartar. Beat the eggs to a stiff froth, then add the sugar; beat them well together, then add part of the flour. Mix cream tartar to the rest of the flour and beat all well together. Add the flavoring last. Bake in rather a quick oven.