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SUNSHINE   CAKE
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SUNSHINE CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

714
Calories
21g
Protein
13g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Pastry not in our table 0
Rose not in our table 0
Water 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 teaspoonful cream of tartar
  • one-half cups sifted granulated sugar
  • one cup patent flour
  • one teaspoonful extract orange
  • one-half cups granulated sugar
  • one cup of pastry flour
  • one teaspoonful vanilla
  • one pound of flour
  • one-half pound of powdered sugar
  • two teaspoonfuls star crystal baking powder together through a fine sieve
  • half cup of cream
  • one-half pound of sugar
  • half pound of almonds
  • two teaspoonfuls of rose water
  • eleven whites of eggs
  • six yolks of eggs
  • eleven eggs
  • 29 current of air can pass under
  • six eggs to a stiff froth
  • three eggs
  • one tablesrx>onful of flour

Directions

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Eleven whites of eggs, six yolks of eggs, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, one and one-half cups sifted granulated sugar, one cup patent flour, one teaspoonful extract orange. Beat whites till stiff and flaky, then whisk in one-half the sugar, beat yolks very light and add flavor and one-half the sugar, put yolks and whites together and fold in flour and cream of tartar, mixing as quick as possible. Bake fifty to sixty minutes in a slow oven, using Angel Cake pan.

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ANGEL CAKE, NO. 1.

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One and one-half cups granulated sugar, measured after sift- ing, one cup of pastry flour, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, sift together eight times, then- sift flour and sugar together three times. Beat the whites of eleven eggs with a wire beater, until they are dry and flaky. Pour over one teaspoonful vanilla, fold in the mixture of flour and sugar. Get it into a moderate oven as quickly as possible and bake about one hour. The pan should have a chimney and little legs on top so that when turned over a

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HINTS ON CAKE MAKING. 29

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current of air can pass under it. Do not grease the pan. Never try to take it out but stand upside down till it drops of itself.

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Mrs. Lincoln.

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ANGEL FOOD, NO. 2.

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Sift one pound of flour, one-half pound of powdered sugar, two teaspoonfuls Star Crystal Baking Powder together through a fine sieve, beat the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth, add one- half cup of cream and mix very light. Bake in good hot oven, be careful to not open the oven until done. S.

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MACAROONS.

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One-half pound of sugar, whites of three eggs, beat the eggs light, then add the sugar and beat them very stiff. Blanch one- half pound of almonds and pound them; two teaspoonfuls of rose water, one tablesrx>onful of flour; mix well, drop on greased paper, if they run too much add more flour. S.

By Clarke, Mary Lamson. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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