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BLACK CAKE
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BLACK CAKE

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

91
Calories
6g
Protein
6g
Fat
4g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 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
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Brandy 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 brandy
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon
  • 2 lbs
  • 12 eggs

Directions

1

MADE BY MRS. JOHN SOMERS SMITH, PHILADELPHIA, PA., FORMERLY MISS ELIZA PORTERFIELD OF SCOTLAND, (1790).

2

_Contributed by Mrs. D. Leeds Miller, Haverford, Pa._

3

One lb. butter, 1¼ lb. sugar, 1¼ lb. flour, 2 lbs. raisins, 2 lbs. currants, 1¼ lb. citron, 12 eggs, 1 cup brandy, ½ teaspoon cloves, 2 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, ½ lb. blanched almonds chopped fine. Cream butter and sugar together, add flour and eggs beaten very light, alternately, flavor your fruit before adding, then the brandy and spices and nuts.

By Jacqueline Harrison Smith (ed.) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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