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SCOTCH CAKE
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SCOTCH CAKE

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

758
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
128g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12

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

  • half cupfuls butter
  • 2-1/2 cupfuls sugar
  • 1-1/2 pints flour
  • 1/2 teaspoonful baking-powder
  • 3 cupfuls raisins
  • 1 tablespoonful extract of lemon
  • 8 eggs

Directions

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One and a half cupfuls butter, 2-1/2 cupfuls sugar, 8 eggs, 1-1/2 pints flour, 1/2 teaspoonful baking-powder, 3 cupfuls raisins, stoned, 1 tablespoonful extract of lemon. Rub the butter and sugar to a light white cream; add the eggs, 2 at a time, beating 5 minutes between each addition; add the flour, sifted, with the powder, the raisins and extract; mix into a smooth, consistent batter; put in a paper-lined square shallow cake-pan, and bake in a moderate oven 1 hour.

By Margaret Brown · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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