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★ Royal Sponge Cake
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★ Royal Sponge Cake

12 ingredients 3 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

582
Calories
19g
Protein
6g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pastry not in our table 0
Rose 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

  • 2/3 cup sugar 1 tablespn
  • 2/3 cup pastry flour 3 drops extract rose put together
  • 3 drops extract rose put together
  • 3 eggs 2/3 cup sugar 1 tablespn
  • 1 tablespn
  • 1 loaf
  • 2 small layers
  • 2 large square loaves
  • 4 large layers
  • 1 1/2 tablespn
  • 1/2 tablespn
  • 1/2 teaspn

Directions

1

3 eggs ⅔ cup sugar 1 tablespn. lemon juice 1 tablespn. ice water ⅔ cup pastry flour 3 drops extract rose

2

Put together and bake same as nut and citron cake except for the nut meal. This makes 1 loaf or 2 small layers. 3 times the quantity makes 2 large square loaves, or 4 large layers.

3

May use 1½ tablespn. of orange juice with yolks of eggs and ½ tablespn. lemon juice with whites in place of the water and lemon juice. Flavor sugar with oil of orange and add ½ teaspn. vanilla to the cake. Finished with royal filling and icing, this makes a cake suitable for a royal occasion.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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