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GINGER SPONGE CAKE
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GINGER SPONGE CAKE

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

502
Calories
15g
Protein
30g
Fat
44g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
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 cup of sugar
  • one teaspoonful of ginger
  • one teaspoonful of cinnamon
  • a cup of milk
  • a cup of molasses
  • a cup of butter
  • a teaspoonful of cream of tartar
  • a teaspoonful of soda sifted together
  • a teaspoonful of cloves
  • two eggs

Directions

1

Half a cup of milk, half a cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, a third of a cup of butter, a cup and a half of flour, half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, a quarter of a teaspoonful of soda sifted together with the flour, two eggs, one teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, and half a teaspoonful of cloves. Bake in a shallow pan.

By Henrietta Latham Dwight · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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