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 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Brandy | 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
- six pounds flour
- half pint wine
- half pint brandy
- one quart yeast
- one pint of lukewarm sweet milk
- three cups sugar
- one-half teaspoon soda
- a quart of sweet milk
- four eggs
- four nutmegs
- 86 loaf cake
- half teacup but- ter
- six eggs
Directions
Mrs. C, F.
Six pounds flour, three of sugar, two and one-half of butter, four eggs, four nutmegs, half pint wine, half pint brandy ; in the afternoon mix butter and sugar together and rub the-flour into half of it ; take a quart of sweet milk and one quart yeast, and wet the above ; when very light mix all, and set to rise all night ; add spices, brandy and wine, in the morning ; bake in an oven about hot enough for bread. This makes several cakes and will keep any length of time.
LOAF CAKE. One pint of lukewarm sweet milk, half teacup but- ter, one of yeast, one of sugar; add flour to stiffen until you can mould in a pan, and put to rise ; when light mix in three cups sugar, one of butter, six eggs, one-half teaspoon soda ; put in baking pans and let rise till very light. This is enough for a large family.