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ENGLISH TEA CAKE
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ENGLISH TEA CAKE

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

746
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
124g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • two tablespoonfuls butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup currants
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoonsful of baking powder sifted

Directions

1

_Contributed by Mrs. Prescott Adamson, Germantown, Pa._

2

Two tablespoonfuls butter, ½ cup sugar, 2 eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoonsful of baking powder sifted in with the flour, enough milk to make a cake batter, 1 cup currants, 1 pinch salt. Bake in pie plates (this makes two), cut open and butter hot.

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

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