Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 3 of 6 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
| 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
- a wineglass of brandy
- a tablespoon of mace
- a wineglass of hot water
- 6 eggs
- 1 nutmeg
- 1 dessertspoon of soda dissolved in a wineglass of hot water
- nutmeg
Directions
This is Mrs. Dolly’s own favorite cake, and was taken from the original book.
_Contributed by Mrs. James T. Halsey, Philadelphia, Pa._
One lb. of flour, 1 lb. of sugar, 1 lb. of butter, 1 lb. of raisins stoned and chopped, 6 eggs and a wineglass of brandy, 1 nutmeg, a tablespoon of mace, 1 dessertspoon of soda dissolved in a wineglass of hot water. Beat the butter to a cream, rub the yolks of the eggs and the sugar together, add the butter, whip the whites to a stiff froth, add alternately with the flour, then the brandy and the nutmeg and lastly the soda. Stir the whole mixture lightly and quickly and bake in a deep pan with the same heat required for pound cake.