Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
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 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| 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
- two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar
- one teaspoonful of soda
- one cup of sweet milk
- one pound of fine sifted treble refined sugar
- two coffee cups of sugar
- one teacup of butter
- one coffee cup of corn starch
- two teacups of la yer cakes
- seven eggs beaten very thoroughly
- five eggs
- two layers of cake together
Directions
Two coffee cups of sugar, one teacup of butter ; beat thoroughly to a cream with large spoon. One coffee cup of corn starch, two teacups of
LA YER CAKES. 485
sifted flour, two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, one cup of sweet milk, whites of seven eggs beaten very thoroughly with an egg-beater, then any essence you prefer. Stir rapidly and well- Bake it in pans twelve inches long by eight inches wide, and as thick as for a "jelly cake," and lay them on pieces of tin a little larger than pans. Have ready frosting made of one pound of fine sifted treble refined sugar, the whites of five eggs and essence the same as in the cake. Put two layers of cake together with frosting of the same thick- ness between. When cold, trim the edges with a sharp knife (or rather when ready to use it) ; cut it down the center and across three times, making little cakes four inches by three inches.