Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 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 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Fig | 1 medium (50g) | 37 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Brandy | 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
- two cupfuls sugar
- one-half cupful butter
- three-fourths cupful sweet milk
- three cupfuls flour
- one teaspoonful baking powder
- one half cupful sugar
- one pint milk
- one-half pound almonds blanched
- one-fourth pounds batter
- one-fourth pounds brown sugar
- one-fourth pounds flour
- one-half pint brandy
- one-half pint molasses
- six pounds raisins
- four pounds currants
- three pounds citron
- two pounds figs
- two pounds almonds
- six eggs -- three layers
- three layers
- two eggs
- three table- spoonfuls corn starch
- two oranges
- one lemon
Directions
Two cupfuls sugar, one-half cupful butter, three-fourths cupful sweet milk, three cupfuls flour, one teaspoonful baking powder, whites of six eggs — three layers.
Cream. — Two eggs, one half cupful sugar, one pint milk, three table- spoonfuls corn starch ; boil over teakettle. One-half pound almonds blanched and chopped, mixed in cream. Miss S. E. R.
FRUIT CAKE, OR MRS. JONES'S WEDDING CAKE.
One and one-fourth pounds batter, one and one-fourth pounds brown sugar, one and one-fourth pounds flour, fourteen eggs, one-half pint brandy, one-half pint molasses, a little vanilla and rosewater, spices of all kinds, six pounds raisins, four pounds currants (three will do), three pounds citron, two pounds figs, two pounds almonds, two oranges, juice and grated rind, one lemon, juice and grated rind.