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ANGELS'  FOOD
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ANGELS' FOOD

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

920
Calories
22g
Protein
33g
Fat
131g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Water not in our table 0
Cake 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

  • 5 ounces sifted flour
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • one pound butter
  • half pound citron
  • one cup of granulated sugar
  • three cups sugar
  • half cup corn starch
  • one cup butter
  • four cups sifted flour
  • half cups powdered sugar
  • two cups sugai*
  • a cup of citron sliced thin
  • one-half tumbler granulated sugar
  • one tumbler of sifted flour
  • one tea-spoon cream of tartar
  • one tea-spoon vaniila
  • eleven eggs to a stiff froth
  • one-quarter gills
  • two eggs
  • two tea-cups of sugar
  • half tea- spoonful of citric acid in a table-spoonful of water
  • 11 eggs
  • 1 tea-spoonful cream of tartar
  • 1 tea-spoonful vanilla
  • 96 cakes
  • 10 eggs beaten
  • 1 tea-spoon cream tartar
  • ten eggs the whites
  • three tea-spoons baking powder
  • two table-spoons of water
  • two whites of twelve eggs
  • four small cups flour
  • two tea-spoons baking powder
  • five eggs
  • three layers in deep jelly-tins
  • three eggs beaten stiff
  • six table-spoous grated chocolate
  • two tea-spoons vanilla
  • eight eggs
  • three full cups flour
  • three tea-spoons bak- eggs
  • cinnamon
  • allspice
  • cloves

Directions

1

One-half tumbler granulated sugar, one tumbler of sifted flour, one tea-spoon cream of tartar, one tea-spoon vaniila; sift the flour four times, then add the cream of tartar and sift again, but have the right measure before adding the cream of tartar; sift sugar and measure; beat the whites of eleven eggs to a stiff froth, then add the sugar lightly, a little at a time, then the flour the same way, then the vanilla; do not stop beating until you put in the pan to bake. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven, not opening the door for the first fifteen minutes; try, and if not done, let stand a few moments longer. The tumbler must hold two and one-quarter gills.

2

Icing. — Whites of two eggs, two tea-cups of sugar; boil the sugar with just enough water to moisten it; pour boiling hot, very slowly over the beaten eggs; dissolve a small half tea- spoonful of citric acid in a table-spoonful of water and put in enough of it to make a pleasant flavor.

3

ANGELS' FOOD- No. 2.— Mrs. Jno. M. Clark, Meadville.

4

Whites of 11 eggs, f lb. granulated sugar, 5 ounces sifted flour, 1 tea-spoonful cream of tartar, 1 tea-spoonful vanilla. Beat the whites very stiff; add the sugar, then the flour gently; sift the flour four times, then measure, add the cream of tartar and sift again; vanilla last; keep beating till you put in the pan. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven. Do not grease the pan. When done turn upside down to cool, then take from the pan and ice.

5

Don't breathe or talk while making or baking.

6

ANGELS' FOOD — No. 3.— Mrs. F. F. Adams.

7

Whites 10 eggs beaten, 1 cup flour,

8

1 tea-spoon cream tartar.

9

1 cup sugar, Sift together three times.

10

Mix in eggs and vanilla.

11

BLACK CAKE. — Mrs. Cannon, Danville. One pound butter, one of brown sugar, one of flour, one of raisins, one of currants, half pound citron, table-spoon each cinnamon, allspice and cloves, ten eggs the whites and yolks beaten separately, three tea-spoons baking powder; add just before baking a wine-glassful brandy or third of a cup good molasses; seed raisins, chop citron fine, and wash and dry the currants; mix butter and sugar, add the eggs, and lastly the flour in which the fruit, spices and baking powder have been well mixed. Bake in a six-quart pan four hours.

12

BOILED FROSTING. — Mrs. F. F. Adams. One cup of granulated sugar, two table-spoons of water, two

13

Whites of twelve eggs, three cups sugar, small cup butter, a cup sweet milk, four small cups flour, half cup corn starch, two tea-spoons baking powder, lemon to taste. Adding a cup of citron sliced thin and dusted with flour, makes a beautiful citron cake.

14

One cup butter, two of sugar, one of milk, five eggs, leaving out the whites of three, four cups sifted flour, two tea-spoons baking powder; bake in three layers in deep jelly-tins. For icing, take whites of three eggs beaten stiff, one and a half cups powdered sugar, six table-spoous grated chocolate, two tea-spoons vanilla.

15

The whites of eight eggs, two cups sugai*, one of butter, three full cups flour, one of sweet milk, three tea-spoons bak-

By Sterrett, Laura C · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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