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SCOTCH CAKE
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SCOTCH CAKE

10 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

402
Calories
15g
Protein
26g
Fat
30g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 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

  • 3/4 pound of butter
  • 9 tablespoons of sugar
  • 9 tablespoons of melted butter
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • a pound of sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 9 eggs
  • four eggs
  • nutmeg

Directions

1

MRS. MORRIS R. STROUD, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1875.

2

_Contributed by Mrs. Meredith Bailey, Philadelphia, Pa._

3

Stir to a cream a pound of sugar, ¾ pound of butter, juice and grated rind of 1 lemon, wine glass of brandy. Separate yolks and whites of 9 eggs, beat them to a froth and stir in cake, add 1 lb. of sifted flour; just before putting cake in pan put in 1 lb. of stoned raisins.

4

_Contributed by Aunt Mary Balding, Philadelphia, Pa., 1850._

5

Four eggs, 9 tablespoons of sugar, 9 tablespoons of melted butter, flour to make a soft dough, ½ cup of milk, ½ teaspoon soda, nutmeg to taste. Beat eggs and sugar together until very light, add butter, spice and flour.

By Jacqueline Harrison Smith (ed.) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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