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ALMOND CAKE
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ALMOND CAKE

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

840
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 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
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Brandy 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-half cupful butter
  • two cupfuls sugar
  • one-half cupful almonds
  • one-half teaspoonful extract bitter almonds
  • one pint flour
  • one-half teaspoonful baking powder
  • one-half cupful milk
  • four eggs
  • one glass brandy

Directions

1

One-half cupful butter, two cupfuls sugar, four eggs, one-half cupful almonds, blanched--by pouring water on them until skins easily slip off--and cut in fine shreds, one-half teaspoonful extract bitter almonds, one pint flour, one and one-half teaspoonful baking powder, one glass brandy, one-half cupful milk. Rub butter and sugar to a smooth white cream; add eggs, one at a time, beating three or four minutes between each. Sift flour and powder together, add to the butter, etc., with almonds, extract of bitter almonds, brandy and milk; mix into a smooth, medium batter; bake carefully in a rather hot oven twenty minutes.

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

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