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RISEN  CAKE
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RISEN CAKE

9 ingredients 1 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

706
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 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
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Brandy not in our table 0
Mace 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

  • three pounds of flour
  • two gills of brandy
  • two pounds of raisins stoned
  • a pound of butter
  • four spoonsful of good yeast
  • twelve eggs -- mix it up well
  • cloves
  • mace
  • ginger

Directions

1

TAKE three pounds of flour, one and a half of pounded sugar, a tea-spoonful of cloves, one of mace, and one of ginger, all finely powdered — pass the whole through a sieve, put to it four spoonsful of good yeast, and twelve eggs — mix it up well, and if not sufficiently soft, add a little milk: make it up at night, and set it to rise — when well risen, knead into it a pound of butter, and two gills of brandy; have ready two pounds of raisins stoned, mix all well together, pour it into a mould of proper size, and bake it in an oven heated as for bread; let it stand till thoroughly- done, and do not take it from the mould until quitt cold.

By Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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