Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 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 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rose | not in our table | 0 |
| 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
- one cup full of butter
- three cups full of flour
- one teaspoonful of cream of tartar
- one teaspoonful of soda
- a pound of butter
- a pound of currants
- a pint of milk
- a pound of currants floured
- eight eggs
- four eggs
- six eggs
- two tea-cups full of sugar
- one glass of rose water
- six eggs beaten separately
Directions
Beat to a cream one cup full of butter, and two of sugar, three cups full of flour, the whites of eight eggs, half a cup full of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and the third of that quantity of soda ; dissolve each separately in the milk ; add them the last; season to your taste; bake an hour and a half.
Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, and the same of sugar, four eggs, half a pound of currants, a glass of brandy, a pint of milk, flour enough to make a stiff batter ; stir in a cup full of yeast. When light, bake in small pans, or in a large one, and cut them out in squares.
SASSAFRAS CAKE. Beat to a cream half a pound of butter, and the same of sugar ; whisk till very light six eggs ; add them to the butter and sugar, with a glass of brandy, the peel and juice of a lemon ; add flour enough to make a dough : roll out, and bake on tins.
108 FAMILY RECEIPT BOOK.
WARWICK CAKE. Beat to a cream two tea-cups full of sugar, and one of butter; add half a pound of currants floured, one glass of rose water, and six eggs beaten separately ; dissolve one teaspoonful of soda, and three of cream of tartar in a little cream ; and add, just before putting the cake in the pan, flour enough to make a stifi" batter.