Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Sour Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cake | 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
- one-half cups of brown sugar
- one cup of but- ter
- one half cup of milk
- three cups of flour
- two teaspoonfuls of royal baking powder
- one teaspoonful of molasses
- one cup of currants
- one cup of raisins
- one-half cups of sugar
- one cup of butter
- two teaspoonfuls of molasses
- one half cup sour milk
- one-half cups of flour
- one-half cup of butter
- one cup of sweet milk
- two teaspoonfuls royal baking powder
- one cup of raisins chopped fine
- one cup of white sugar
- one cup of sugar
- one-half cup of milk
- one square of chocolate
- a pound of citron
- a cupful of stoned
- three eggs
- two eggs
- 68 oue large teaspoonful of soda
- one egg cake
- one egg
- three very scant cups of sifted flour
- one egg to a stiff froth
- butter half the size of an egg
Directions
Two and one-half cups of brown sugar, one cup of but- ter, one half cup of milk, three eggs, three cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder, one-third of a tea- spoonful of nutmeg, one teaspoonful of molasses, one cup of currants, one cup of raisins, one-quarter of a pound of citron. JAMES CAKE.
One and one-half cups of sugar, one cup of butter, two eggs, two teaspoonfuls of molasses, one half cup sour milk.
Day and Martin's Blacking
68 oue large teaspoonful of soda, two and one-half cups of flour, all kind of spice.
GOOD ONE EGG CAKE. One-half cup of butter, one and one-half cups of sugar, one cup of sweet milk, one egg, two teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder, one cup of raisins chopped fine, three very scant cups of sifted flour, flavor.
FILLING AND FROSTING FOR CAKE
RAISIN FILLING
Take one cup of white sugar, put it into a tin basin with enough water to dissolve it ; let it boil until it will harden in cold water. Have ready a cupful of stoned and chopped raisins, then beat the white of one egg to a stiff froth, put with the raisins into the boiling sugar. Stir briskly, and while warm put it between the layers of the cake. CHOCOLATE FROSTING.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of milk, piece of butter half the size of an egg, one square of chocolate ; boil until brittle. Beat it a while before putting on the cake.