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A RICH PLUM CAKE
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A RICH PLUM CAKE

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

758
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
126g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 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
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5

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 pound of fresh butter
  • one pound of powdered loaf sugar
  • one pound of flour
  • half pounds of currants
  • one pound sweet almond o ounces allspice
  • quarter ounce of cinna- mon these in powder
  • ten eggs

Directions

1

One pound of fresh butter, one pound of powdered loaf sugar, one pound of flour, one and a half pounds of

2

currants, { unds candied peel, one pound sweet almond o ounces allspice, a quarter ounce of cinna- mon these in powder), ten eggs, a glass of brandy. Beat the butter to a cream, and add the sugar; stir till light, and put in the spices; in fifteen minutes work in

3

the eggs, two or three at a time, then adgl the orange, lemon, and citron peel and currants, and mix them well with the almonds, blanched and cut small; last of all add the flour and brandy; bake in a hot oven for three hours, in a tin hoop with plenty of paper underneath.

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