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SPONGE  CAKE
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SPONGE CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1010
Calories
45g
Protein
27g
Fat
146g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 even cup of sifted flour
  • 1 tsp
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 lbs
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbs
  • two loaves
  • 4 well beaten whites of eggs
  • 1 egg beaten light
  • salt
  • cloves

Directions

1

Sift into a bowl 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1 even cup of sifted flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 3 eggs, 3 tbs. cold water, pinch of salt, tsp. extract of almonds, mix all together thoroughly. Bake in a moderate oven 20 or 30 minutes.

2

Mrs. T. F. Quinby.

3

PORK CAKE. 1 lb. pork chopped fine, 1J cups boiling water, pour on pork and let stand few minutes, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup butter, 2 eggs, 2 cups sugar, 4 cups flour, 4 lbs. raisins, § lb. dates, § lb. citron, \ tsp. cloves, 1 tsp. soda, juice and rind of 1 lemon, 2 tsp. cinnamon, \ tsp. nutmeg.

4

Mrs. M. A. Scheldrup.

5

GINGER SPONGE CAKE. 1 cup molasses, 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup sour milk, 4 eggs, 3 cups flour, 1 tsp. of soda, 1 tbs. ginger. This makes two loaves. Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten yolks of eggs, then molasses and \ of the milk and flour. Now put in ginger and soda dissolved in the rest of the milk. Last of all the 4 well beaten whites of eggs.

6

Mrs. Fred Darling.

7

SOUR CREAM CLOVE CAKE. 1 egg beaten light, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sour cream, 1 tsp. soda dissolved in cream, 1J cups flour, J tsp. ground cloves, pinch of salt. Mix and bake in muffin pans in moderate oven.

8

SOUR CREAM CAKE. 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sour cream, 2 eggs, 1J cups flour, \ tsp. soda in cream, 1 tsp. baking powder in flour, flavoring and salt. Mrs. Strange.

By Ramblers' club, Minneapolis. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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