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CAROLINA  CAKE
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CAROLINA CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

946
Calories
28g
Protein
32g
Fat
137g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 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
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rose not in our table 0
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

  • one cup full of butter
  • three cups full of flour
  • one teaspoonful of cream of tartar
  • one teaspoonful of soda
  • a pound of butter
  • a pound of currants
  • a pint of milk
  • a pound of currants floured
  • eight eggs
  • four eggs
  • six eggs
  • two tea-cups full of sugar
  • one glass of rose water
  • six eggs beaten separately

Directions

1

Beat to a cream one cup full of butter, and two of sugar, three cups full of flour, the whites of eight eggs, half a cup full of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and the third of that quantity of soda ; dissolve each separately in the milk ; add them the last; season to your taste; bake an hour and a half.

2

Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, and the same of sugar, four eggs, half a pound of currants, a glass of brandy, a pint of milk, flour enough to make a stiff batter ; stir in a cup full of yeast. When light, bake in small pans, or in a large one, and cut them out in squares.

3

SASSAFRAS CAKE. Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, and the same of sugar ; whisk till very light six eggs ; add them to the butter and sugar, with a glass of brandy, the peel and juice of a lemon ; add flour enough to make a dough : roll out, and bake on tins.

4

108 FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK.

5

WARWICK CAKE. Beat to a cream two tea-cups full of sugar, and one of butter; add half a pound of currants floured, one glass of rose water, and six eggs beaten separately ; dissolve one teaspoonful of soda, and three of cream of tartar in a little cream ; and add, just before putting the cake in the pan, flour enough to make a stifi" batter.

By Hodgson, Mary, fl. 1855 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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