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STANDARD  CAKE
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STANDARD CAKE

7 ingredients 5 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water 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

  • 2 cup of butter
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of water
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 eggs

Directions

1

Miss Elizabeth Roll.

2

)/2 cup of butter. i]/2 cups of sugar.

3

4 eggs, or whites of 5. 1 cup of water. 3 teaspoons baking powder, 3 cups flour.

4

rounded. 1 teaspoon vanilla.

5

Cream the butter and sugar thoroughly ; add yolks of eggs, beaten slightly, then liquid and dry ingredients alternately ; fold in the whites beaten very stiff; add flavoring, and beat lightly. Bake in tins lined with waxed paper in moderate oven. This cake may be varied by adding cocoa, spices, fruit, or nuts.

By Hamilton, Ohio. First Methodist Episcopal church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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