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Hickory Nut Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Hickory Nut Cake

10 ingredients 2 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

231
Calories
7g
Protein
22g
Fat
1g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Hickory Nut not in our table 0
Meat 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

  • 1/3 c-butter 1-1/2 c-sugar 2 eggs 1/2 c-chopped hickory nut meats 4 t-baking pow
  • 1-1/2 c-sugar 2 eggs 1/2 c-chopped hickory nut meats 4 t-baking powder 2 c-flour
  • 2 eggs 1/2 c-chopped hickory nut meats 4 t-baking powder 2 c-flour 3/4 c-milk 1/
  • 1/2 c-chopped hickory nut meats 4 t-baking powder 2 c-flour 3/4 c-milk 1/2 t-van
  • 4 t-baking powder 2 c-flour 3/4 c-milk 1/2 t-vanilla 1/2 t-lemon extract cream
  • 2 c-flour 3/4 c-milk 1/2 t-vanilla 1/2 t-lemon extract cream the butter
  • 3/4 c-milk 1/2 t-vanilla 1/2 t-lemon extract cream the butter
  • 1/2 t-vanilla 1/2 t-lemon extract cream the butter
  • 1/2 t-lemon extract cream the butter
  • two layer-cake pans prepared

Directions

1

1/3 C-butter 1-1/2 C-sugar 2 eggs 1/2 C-chopped hickory nut meats 4 t-baking powder 2 C-flour 3/4 C-milk 1/2 t-vanilla 1/2 t-lemon extract

2

Cream the butter, add the sugar and mix well. Add the egg-yolks, the nut meats, and the flour and baking powder sifted together. Then add the milk, vanilla and lemon extract. Beat vigorously for two minutes. Add the whites stiffly beaten. Mix thoroughly and pour into two layer-cake pans prepared with buttered paper. Bake twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven. Ice with confectioner's icing.

By Louise Bennett Weaver and Helen Cowles LeCron · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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