An excellent and less expensive Cake

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
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Ingredients (18)

two pounds of dry fine flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
one of butter, washed in plain and rosewater ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
three spoonfuls of yeast in a little warm milk and water ↝ Yeast [Not included in a food category]
two pounds of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
one pound of sugar sifted ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
four ounces of almonds ↝ Nuts, almonds, whole, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
six ounces of stoned raisins, chopped fine ↝ Raisins [Dried fruits]
half a nutmeg ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
cinnamon ↝ Sugar, cinnamon [Sugars and honey]
allspice ↝ Spices, allspice, ground [Spices and Herbs]
a few cloves ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
the peel of a lemon chopped as fine as possible ↝ Lemon peel, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a glass of wine ↝ Wine, rice [Wine]
ditto of brandy ↝ Brandy [Liquor and cocktails]
twelve yelks and whites of eggs beat separately, and long ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
orange ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]
citron
lemon ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (6)

Rub two pounds of dry fine flour, with one of butter, washed in plain and rosewater.
Mix it with three spoonfuls of yeast in a little warm milk and water.
Set it to rise an hour and a half before the fire.
Then beat into it two pounds of currants, one pound of sugar sifted, four ounces of almonds, six ounces of stoned raisins, chopped fine, half a nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and a few cloves, the peel of a lemon chopped as fine as possible, a glass of wine, ditto of brandy, twelve yelks and whites of eggs beat separately, and long; orange, citron, and lemon.
Beat exceedingly well, and butter the pan.
A quick oven.

Original Text

An excellent and less expensive Cake.

Rub two pounds of dry fine flour, with one of butter, washed in plain and rosewater, mix it with three spoonfuls of yeast in a little warm milk and water. Set it to rise an hour and a half before the fire, then beat into it two pounds of currants, one pound of sugar sifted, four ounces of almonds, six ounces of stoned raisins, chopped fine, half a nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, and a few cloves, the peel of a lemon chopped as fine as possible, a glass of wine, ditto of brandy, twelve yelks and whites of eggs beat separately, and long; orange, citron, and lemon. Beat exceedingly well, and butter the pan. A quick oven.

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