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GINGER CAKE
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GINGER CAKE

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

835
Calories
27g
Protein
26g
Fat
121g
Carbs
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
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

  • 2 cupfuls of sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder
  • 1-1/2 pints of flour
  • 1 cupful of milk
  • 1 tablespoonful of extract of ginger
  • a cupful of butter
  • 4 eggs
  • ginger

Directions

1

Three-fourths of a cupful of butter, 2 cupfuls of sugar, 4 eggs, 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, 1-1/2 pints of flour, 1 cupful of milk, 1 tablespoonful of extract of ginger; rub the butter and sugar to a light cream, add the eggs 2 at a time, beating 5 minutes between; add the flour sifted with the powder, the milk and extract; mix into a smooth, medium batter; bake in a cake tin in a rather hot oven 40 minutes.

By Margaret Brown · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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