SEED CAKE

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

two pounds of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pound of powdered sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
one ounce of carraway seeds beaten ↝ Seeds, lotus seeds, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
a pint of milk ↝ Milk, NFS [Milk, reduced fat]
half a pound of butter melted in it ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
two spoonfuls of new barm

Instructions (6)

rub into half a pound of powdered sugar, one ounce of carraway seeds beaten
have ready a pint of milk, with half a pound of butter melted in it, and two spoonfuls of new barm
make it up into a paste
set it to the fire to rise
flour your tin
bake it in a quick oven

Original Text

To make a common SEED CAKE.
TAKE two pounds of flour, rub into half a pound of powdered sugar, one ounce of carraway seeds beaten, have ready a pint of milk, with half a pound of butter melted in it, and two spoonfuls of new barm, make it up into a paste, set it to the fire to rise, flour your tin, and bake it in a quick oven.

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