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RIBBON CAKE
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RIBBON CAKE

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

702
Calories
20g
Protein
7g
Fat
139g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49

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 teaspoonful of soda
  • 1 cupful of seeded raisins
  • 1/4 pound of citron
  • a cupful of currants
  • 2 1/2 cupsful of sugar
  • 4 cupsful of flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tins of the same size
  • 2 tablespoonsful of molasses
  • three loaves together

Directions

1

2½ cupsful of sugar, 1 of butter, 1 of sweet milk, teaspoonful of cream tartar, ½ teaspoonful of soda, 4 cupsful of flour, 4 eggs. Reserve a third of this mixture and bake the rest in 2 tins of the same size. Add to the third reserved, 1 cupful of seeded raisins, ¼ pound of citron, a cupful of currants, 2 tablespoonsful of molasses, teaspoonful each of all kinds of spice; bake in a tin the same size as other loaves; put the three loaves together with a little icing, placing the fruit layer in the middle. Frost the top and sides.

2

Mrs. R. Crapo.

By Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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