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WHITE SPONGE CAKE
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WHITE SPONGE CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

994
Calories
36g
Protein
35g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Nuts 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

  • 3 square pans of cake
  • half cups of sugar
  • half cup of butter
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • one cup of sugar
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder sifted in flour
  • 1 cup of sour milk
  • 1 cup of chopped nuts
  • 1 teaspoon of soda
  • one-third cup of butter
  • two-thirds cup of sweet milk
  • two cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of sweet milk
  • 3 cups of sugar
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 3 cups of flour
  • one aid a half cups of sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1 egg
  • two-thirds eup of sweet milk
  • 1 tea- spoon of spices
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 eggs beaten to a froth
  • 4 eggs
  • nutmeg
  • salt

Directions

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36 THE USEFUL COOK BOOK

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powder. Cream butter and sugar, add milk, flour ^and baking powder and lastly fold in whites of eggs. Tliis quantity makes 3 square pans of cake. Ice cut in squares, and put an English walnut on each square.

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Mks. C. M. Doyle.

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THKBE-EGG CAKE. One aid a half cups of sugar; half cup of butter; whites of 6 eggs or 3 whole eggs; 1 cup of milk; 3^^ cups of flour; 2 teaspoons of baking powder ; salt and flavoring. Bake in layers or loaf.

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Mrs. Laura Furman.

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SUEPEISE CAKE. One cup of sugar; ha;lf a eup of butter; mix well together; add 1 egg; stir well; two-thirds eup of sweet milk; 2 cups of flour; 2 teaspoons of baking powder sifted in flour. Flavor with vanilla or nutmeg. If sour milk is used put in a teaspoon rounded full of soda. It is best when newly made. , ilRS. H. Amanda Wilcox.

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TAYLOE CAKE. One and a half cups of sugar ; half cup of butter ; 3% cups of flour ; 1 cup of sour milk; 1 cup of chopped nuts; 1 teaspoon of soda; 1 tea- spoon of spices. Mrs. L. H. Webbee.

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WHITE CAKE. One cup of sugar ; one-third cup of butter ; cream the butter and sugar ; 2y2 cups of flour ; 2 teaspoons of baking powder ; whites of 3 eggs, beaten to a froth ; two-thirds cup of sweet milk ; flavor with lemon. Beat half an hour. Ella 'SI. Jaquat.

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Two cups of sugar; half cup of butter; 1 cup of sweet milk. Cream butter and sugar together with the hands, then add the milk, after which add 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, whites of 3 eggs beaten to a froth. Mrs. A. ,T. Coox.

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WHITE PUFF CAKE. Whites of 4 eggs ; 3 cups of sugar ; half cup of butter ; 1 cup of sweet milk; 3 teaspoons of baking powder; 3 cups of flour; a little salt; flavor to taste. Cream butter and sugar^add milk, then flour with baking pow- der, whites of eggs well beaten, last. Half of this recipe makes a good sized cake. Mrs. James Hallam.

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By Ithaca (N.Y.) First Baptist Church. Ladies Union · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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