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CREAM CAKES
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CREAM CAKES

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

845
Calories
27g
Protein
26g
Fat
121g
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
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water 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

  • 1/2 cupful of butter
  • 3/4 pound of flour
  • 1 pint of water
  • 1-1/2 pints of milk
  • 2 cupfuls of sugar
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of the extract of vanilla
  • ten eggs
  • 3 large tablespoonfuls of cornstarch
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 large tablespoonful of good butter

Directions

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Ten eggs, 1/2 cupful of butter, 3/4 pound of flour, 1 pint of water, 1-1/2 pints of milk, 3 large tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, 2 cupfuls of sugar, yolks of 5 eggs, 1 large tablespoonful of good butter, and 2 teaspoonfuls of the extract of vanilla; set the water on the fire in a stewpan with the butter; as soon as it boils stir in the sifted flour with a wooden spoon; stir vigorously until it leaves the bottom and sides of the pan when removed from the fire, and beat in the eggs one at a time; place this batter into a pointed canvas bag having a nozzle at the small end; press out the batter in the shape of fingers on a greased baking tin a little distance apart; bake in a steady brick oven 20 minutes; when cold cut the sides and fill with pastry cream.

By Margaret Brown · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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