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POUND  CAKE
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POUND CAKE

8 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

783
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
129g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 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
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

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 pound butter
  • 1 pound sugar
  • 1 pound sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon grated nutineg
  • 1 teaspoon essence of lemon
  • 1 handful currants
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 wine glass rosewater

Directions

1

Mrs. Hugh Ewing.

2

1 pound butter, 1 pound sugar, 1 pound sifted flour, yolks of 12 eggs, whites of 0, 1 teaspoon grated nutineg, 1 teaspoon essence of lemon.

3

Bake 1 hour in a quick oven.

4

Queen Pound Cake requires the addition of 1 wine glass rosewater, wine and brandy, and 1 handful currants.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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