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SILVER  CAKE
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SILVER CAKE

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

1048
Calories
36g
Protein
34g
Fat
150g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water 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

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sweet milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder sifted in the flour
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon each ginger
  • 2 teaspoons soda in the hot water
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 teaspoons soda in boiling water
  • 8 eggs
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tea- spoon soda
  • 2 well beaten eggs
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tea- spoon cinnamon

Directions

1

Mrs. EUen Alvis.

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i cup butter, 1 cup sugar. 1 cup sweet milk, i teaspoon lemon extract, whites of 8 eggs, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder sifted in the flour.

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CAKES. 233

4

SOFT GINGERBREAD, No. 1.

5

Mrs. R. Walters.

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/ 1 cup butter, i Clip brown sugar, 2 cups molasses, 3 eggs, 1 cup sour milk, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tea- spoon soda, 4 cups flour.

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Dissolve the soda in 1 tablespoon hot water, and bake in a moderate oven 1 hour.

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SOFT GINGERBREAD, No. 2.

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Mrs. Matilda Whitmer. I cup sugar. 1 cu]) molasses, -V cup butter, 2\ cups flour, 1 cup boiling water, 2 well beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon each ginger, cinna- mon and cloves, 2 teaspoons soda in the hot water.

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SOFT GIXGERBREAD, NO. 3.

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Mrs. J. Ward. 1 cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup shortening, 2 teaspoons soda in boiling water, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon each ginger and cloves, 1 tea- spoon cinnamon, flour for a soft dough.

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