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ORANGE CAKE
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ORANGE CAKE

8 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

895
Calories
29g
Protein
26g
Fat
135g
Carbs
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
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

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-thirds cup butter
  • one cup milk
  • three teaspoons baking powder
  • two small cups sugar
  • five eggs
  • three small cups flour
  • three eggs beaten to a stiff froth
  • one orange

Directions

1

Mrs. Gov. Pillsbury, Minnesota, 1858.

2

Two-thirds cup butter, two small cups sugar, one cup milk, three teaspoons baking powder, the yolks of five eggs, three small cups flour, bake in jelly tins. Whites of three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, juice and grated peel of one orange, sugar to consistency ; put this between the layers with white frosting on the top.

By Women of the First Congregational Church (Marysville, Ohio) · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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