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AUNT  HARRIETTE'S  NUT  CAKE
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AUNT HARRIETTE'S NUT CAKE

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

691
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
110g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Brandy 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 cup butter
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cup brandy
  • 4 eggs

Directions

1

One cup butter; il/2 cup sugar (powdered); 4 eggs; 3 cups flour; i cup raisins; i cup currants; i cup pecans; i heaping tea- spoon allspice; i1/^ teaspoon cinnamon; l/2 teaspoon cloves; %. cup milk; 2l/2 teaspoons baking powder; ]/2 cup brandy. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs (beaten), then milk; add baking powder with YZ the amount of flour and beat well. The other half the flour is used to mix with the raisins, currants and pecans. Add spices and brandy to egg mixture, then the raisins, currants, etc., and mix well. Bake in moderately hot oven with even heat from 45 to 55 minutes.

2

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By New Orleans Federation of Clubs · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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