Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| 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 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Whiskey | 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 cups sugar
- one cup cold water
- one cup of raisins chopped fine
- one pound figs chopped fine
- one teaspoon of cin- namon
- one-half cups flour
- one cup butter
- one piece chopped citron
- three cups flour
- one cup milk
- three-quarters cup butter
- three-quarters cup nuts broken fine
- two teaspoons baking powder
- one-quarter pounds powdered sugar
- one teaspoon vanilla
- three-quarters pound shelled pecans
- two pounds seeded raisins
- three-quarters pound butter
- one pound sugar
- one pound flour
- half pound flour
- half cup black molasses
- half pint good whiskey
- two teaspoons baking powder in the flour
- one cup grated chocolate
- one cup sugar
- two cups sweet milk
- two cups flour
- three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
- one cupful
- three min- utes
- four eggs to a stiff froth
- four eggs
- one teaspoon soda
- one tea- spoon vanilla
- three eggs well beaten together
- two layers
- half lemon
- two oranges
- six eggs
- two nutmegs grated
- one egg
- two eggs beaten separately
- three-quarters tea- 158
Directions
of flour with three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Chop sufficient hickorynut kernels to make one cupful. Add first a little of the water to the butter and sugar, then more water and flour until both are used; beat thoroughly for three min- utes. Beat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth, add one- half to the mixture, then add the nuts, and last the remaining whites of eggs. Bake in square or round pans in a moderate oven for forty-five minutes. Ice with soft icing and decorate with halves of nuts. — Mrs. Rorer.
Dark Fig Cake. — Four eggs (whole), two cups sugar, one cup cold water with one teaspoon soda in it, one cup of raisins chopped fine, one pound figs chopped fine, one teaspoon of cin- namon, three and one-half cups flour, one cup butter, one piece chopped citron. This is fine. — Mrs. Chas. King.
English Walnut Cake. — Two cups sugar, three cups flour, one cup milk, three-quarters cup butter, three-quarters cup nuts broken fine and floured, two teaspoons baking powder, one tea- spoon vanilla, three eggs well beaten together. Bake in bis- cuit pans, making two layers. Take whites four eggs, one and one-quarter pounds powdered sugar, juice of half lemon and one teaspoon vanilla and beat all together until it will thread off. Spread on first layer, place second on top, ice, and mark in squares. Place half a nut on each square.
Pecan Cake. — Three-quarters pound shelled pecans, two pounds seeded raisins, three-quarters pound butter, one pound sugar, one pound flour, half pound flour for flouring fruit, grated rind of two oranges, six eggs, half cup black molasses, half pint good whiskey, two teaspoons baking powder in the flour, two nutmegs grated. Bake in slow oven. — Mrs. Gov. Folk.
Chocolate Loaf Cake. — One cup grated chocolate, one cup sugar, one egg, two cups sweet milk; mix all well and boil until thick and smooth. Set aside to cool while making the following batter: One cup sugar, three-quarters cup butter, two cups flour, two eggs beaten separately, three-quarters tea-