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A  SPANISH  CAKE
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A SPANISH CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

895
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
136g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

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
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rose not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Caraway Seed 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 tablespoonful of rose water
  • a pound of butter
  • a pound of currants
  • a pound of prepared flour
  • a pound of flour
  • a pint of good milk
  • a pound of but- ter
  • a pound of sugar
  • a tablespoonful of caraway seed
  • four eggs
  • two tablespoonsful of rose water
  • three eggs
  • three quarters of a pound of flour
  • three quarters of a pound of sugar
  • five eggs

Directions

1

Beat to a cream half a pound of butter ; with the same quantity of sugar, four eggs, well beaten, a quarter of a pound of currants, a glass of wine and brandy mixed, two tablespoonsful of rose water, and half a pound of prepared flour, (which can be bought at any grocery store in the city ;) bake in small tin pans, any shape preferred. Ice them.

2

A. P. S. Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, with same of sugar, a few caraway seed, three eggs, rose water, and nutmeg, and flour enough to make a dough; roll out thin, and bake.

3

SPANISH BUNNS. Three quarters of a pound of flour, a pint of good milk or cream, three eggs, two tablespoonsful of rose water, half a nutmeg, half a pound of but- ter, and the same of sugar ; warm the butter in the

4

FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK. 113

5

milk ; when milk warm, stir in the flour and eggs ; then beat in the sugar, a little at a time, and some currants ; put in the yeast, and set it to rise in square tin pans ; when very light, bake for fifteen or twenty minutes.

6

SCOTCH CAKES. Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, and three quarters of a pound of sugar, a tablespoonful of caraway seed, one tablespoonful of rose water or essence of lemon, a pound of flour, and five eggs, beaten very light; roll half an inch thick, stick them with a fork, and bake.

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

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