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FRUIT  CAKE
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FRUIT CAKE

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

978
Calories
30g
Protein
33g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange Flower 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Brandy not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Tea 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

  • 1 lb- currants i lb
  • 4 eggs 1 glass brandy i lb
  • 1 glass brandy i lb
  • 6 ozs
  • 2 heaped teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 teaspoonful essence lemon 1 teaspoonful
  • 1 teaspoonful essence lemon 1 teaspoonful almond essence 1 dessert teaspoonful
  • 1 teaspoonful almond essence 1 dessert teaspoonful orange flower water 2 tea
  • 1 dessert teaspoonful orange flower water 2 teacupfuls milk beat the butter
  • 2 teacupfuls milk beat the butter to a cream
  • one alternately

Directions

1

H lb. flour i lb. sugar 1 lb. butter 1 lb. Sultanas 1 lb- currants i lb. cherries 4 eggs

2

1 glass brandy i lb. preserved ginger

3

1 lb. ground almonds

4

6 ozs. mixed candied peel

5

2 heaped teaspoonfuls baking powder

6

1 teaspoonful essence lemon 1 teaspoonful almond essence

7

1 dessert teaspoonful orange flower water

8

2 teacupfuls milk

9

Beat the butter to a cream ; break the eggs whole into the mix- ture one by one alternately with the flour and milk ; heat the whole very well; mix in the prepared fruit, essences, and brandy; lastly, the baking powder; pour into greased and lined cake tins, and bake in a good oven about two to three hours.

By Hamilton, Margaret · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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