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Election Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Election Cake

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

1036
Calories
31g
Protein
29g
Fat
165g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mace 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

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup bread dough
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup sour milk
  • ⅔ cup raisins seeded, and cut in pieces
  • 8 finely chopped figs
  • 1¼ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon clove
  • ¼ teaspoon mace
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Work butter into dough, using the hand. Add egg well beaten, sugar, milk, fruit dredged with two tablespoons flour, and flour mixed and sifted with remaining ingredients. Put into a well-buttered bread pan, cover, and let rise one and one-fourth hours. Bake one hour in a slow oven. Cover with Boiled Milk Frosting.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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