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ENGLISH CAKES
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ENGLISH CAKES

18 ingredients 9 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1060
Calories
36g
Protein
35g
Fat
151g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coffee not in our table 0
Whiskey 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

  • 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 5 cups of flour
  • 2 teaspoons soda
  • 2 tablespoons ginger
  • one cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoonfuls royal baking powder
  • 1 teaspoonful ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoonful nutmeg
  • one half lb
  • 3 eggs
  • one coffee cup new orleans molasses
  • 1 coffee cup of butter
  • 1 coffee cup of sour milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 teacup of whiskey

Directions

1

MRS. CATHERINE LEAF SMITH, READING, PA. (1800).

2

_Contributed by Mrs. J. J. Frailey Smith, Philadelphia, Pa._

3

One half lb. sugar, ½ lb. butter, 1 lb. flour, ½ lb. currants, 3 eggs. Little nutmeg and water. Mix well and drop from spoon on buttered paper pans. Bake in hot oven.

4

GINGERBREAD.

5

_Contributed by Mrs. Clara Lee Pollard, Montgomery, Ala._

6

One coffee cup New Orleans molasses, 1 coffee cup of butter, 1 coffee cup of sour milk, 2½ cups brown sugar, 5 cups of flour, 4 eggs, 2 teaspoons soda, 2 tablespoons ginger, ½ teacup of whiskey. Figs and raisins cut fine and added, are very nice.

7

MRS. ROOSEVELT’S RECEIPT FOR SPICE CAKE.

8

_Contributed by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt._

9

One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup milk, 4 eggs, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder, 1 teaspoonful ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoonful nutmeg.

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

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