Photo: David Holifield
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
614
Calories
20g
Protein
9g
Fat
109g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Meat | 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
- Meat from 1 lb. pecans
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- Whites 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
1
Pound nut meat and mix with sugar and flour. Beat whites of eggs until stiff, add first mixture and vanilla. Drop from tip of tablespoon (allowing one spoonful for each cake) on a tin sheet covered with buttered paper. Bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
By Fannie Merritt Farmer ·
Recipe sourced from
gutenberg