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MOLASSES FRUIT CAKE
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MOLASSES FRUIT CAKE

11 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

968
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
155g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 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
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

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 cupful of milk
  • one tablespoonful of ginger
  • one tablespoonful of cinnamon
  • five cups of sifted flour
  • a teaspoonful of soda dissolved
  • a cup of raisins
  • one teacupful of butter
  • one teacupful of brown sugar
  • two teacupfuls of cooking molasses
  • one teaspoonful of cloves
  • four eggs well beaten

Directions

1

One teacupful of butter, one teacupful of brown sugar, worked well together; next, two teacupfuls of cooking molasses, one cupful of milk with a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it, one tablespoonful of ginger, one tablespoonful of cinnamon and one teaspoonful of cloves, a little grated nutmeg. Now add four eggs well beaten and five cups of sifted flour, or enough to make a stiff batter. Flour a cup of raisins and one of currants; add last. Bake in a very _moderate_ oven one hour. If well covered will keep six months.

By F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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