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BLACK  CAKE
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BLACK CAKE

11 ingredients 2 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

771
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
129g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 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
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Mace 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 pound of flour
  • one pound of butter
  • half pounds of sugar
  • three pounds of raisins
  • two pounds of currants
  • half ounce of cloves
  • half ounce of mace
  • half teaspoon of saleratus
  • an ounce of cinnamon
  • ten eggs
  • two nutmegs

Directions

1

MRS. J. B. MILLER.

2

One pound of flour, one pound of butter, one and a half pounds of sugar, three pounds of raisins, two pounds of currants, ten eggs, two nutmegs, a half ounce of cloves, a half ounce of mace, three- fourths of an ounce of cinnamon and a half teaspoon of saleratus.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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