Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| 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 |
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
- one cup sugar
- one-half cup shortening
- one-half cup molasses
- one cup milk
- one cup flour
- three eggs
- two whites
- two heaping teaspoons baking powder
Directions
One cup sugar (brown or white), one-half cup shortening, one-half cup molasses, three eggs (two whites for frosting), one cup milk, one cup flour, two heaping teaspoons baking powder. Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten eggs and mix well, add molasses, beat thoroughly and add milk. Mix flour and baking powder and add slowly. Bake thirty or forty minutes in moderate oven. — Miss Katherine Wells, Glendale, Calif.
"When I was eating my dinner today the butter ran."
"That's nothing. I was up town last night and saw a cake walk."