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GINGER   POUND    CAKE
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GINGER POUND CAKE

16 ingredients 4 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

761
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
126g
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
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Seed 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

  • two pounds flour
  • one pound brown sugar
  • half pound butter
  • one teaspoonful soda
  • one pint of molasses
  • half pounds of flour
  • quarter pound butter
  • quarter pound sugar
  • one ounce ginger
  • one teaspoonful carraway seed
  • one pint molasses
  • twelve eggs
  • two teacupsful of ginger
  • two nutmegs
  • two large spoonsful of mixed spices
  • one dessert-spoonful of allspice

Directions

1

Two pounds flour, one pound brown sugar, half pound butter, twelve eggs, two teacupsful of ginger, two nutmegs, one teaspoonful soda, two large spoonsful of mixed spices, one pint of molasses. Very nice.

2

GINGERBREAD.

3

One and a half pounds of flour, quarter pound butter, quarter pound sugar, one ounce ginger, one dessert-spoonful of allspice, one teaspoonful carraway seed, one pint molasses.

4

CAKES. 189

By Gibson, Marietta Fauntleroy Hollyday, "Mrs. C. H. Gibson." · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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