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Huckleberry Cake

A simple cake made with flour, baking powder, and huckleberries.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Huckleberry Cake

Oven, in the book's wordsA hot oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a hot oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. In a bowl, mix the baking powder and flour.

Make the batter

  1. Gently fold in the huckleberries.

  2. Pour the batter into a greased cake pan.

Bake

  1. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Baking powder
Releases gas in the batter, making the cake rise and turn light.
Flour
Forms the gluten network that gives the cake its structure.
Huckleberries
Add moisture, tartness and fruity flavor to the cake.

The step that matters

Fold in the huckleberries gently. Overmixing develops gluten in the flour, which makes the crumb tough. Gentle folding keeps the batter light and spreads the berries through it without crushing them.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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