Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
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 tablespoonfuls of rum
- six ounces of melted butter
- four ounces of pow- dered sugar in a bowl
- three ounces of flour
- a pound of sugar
- an ounce of melted butter
- a pound of flour
- a pound of powdered sugar
- a teaspoonful of royal baking powder
- eight eggs in a bowl
- three whites of your eggs until very stiff
- three quarters of a pound of powdered sugar
- two eggs
- two glasses of milk
- four eggs
Directions
anisette, two tablespoonfuls of rum, and one of cura- 90a, which pour gradually over your cake until ab- sorbed, and serve.
566. Manquet. Put the yolks of eight eggs in a bowl with half a pound of sugar, and stir with a wooden spoon three or four minutes ; then add the grated peel of a lemon. Whip the three whites of your eggs until very stiff, add them gradually to the above ingredients, also an ounce of melted butter, and stir all together lightly. Butter a tin mold, dust it with flour, pour into it your mixture, and send it to a gentle oven for about half an hour. Slip the point of a knife into your cake, and, if it comes out dry, it is sufficiently done.
567. Sponge Cake. Put in a bowl a pound of flour, three quarters of a pound of powdered sugar, two eggs, two glasses of milk, and the grated rind of a lemon. Mix all well together, and then add six ounces of melted butter, and a teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder. Butter a tin mold, in which pour your mixture ; send it to a gentle oven, and, when sufficiently colored, slip the point of a knife into it, and, if it comes out dry, your cake is done. Turn it out of the mold, and serve.
568. Lady Fingers. Put four ounces of pow- dered sugar in a bowl, with the yolks of four eggs, and stir them well together with a wooden spoon, until they become white and slightly consistent; then add three ounces of flour and a little grated lemon-peel. Beat up the whites of your eggs until very stiff, then mix them lightly, in small quantities