Seed Cake. No. 2.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840

Source: The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Ingredients (8)

a pound and a half of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
twelve eggs, the yolks in one pan and the whites in another ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
one pound and a half of well dried and sifted loaf-sugar
a little sack
brandy ↝ Brandy [Liquor and cocktails]
one pound and a half of well dried and sifted flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
half a pound of sliced almonds ↝ Nuts, almonds, whole, raw [Nut and Seed Products]
some caraway seeds ↝ Spices, caraway seed [Spices and Herbs]

Instructions (4)

Beat the butter to a cream with your hand or a flat stick.
Beat twelve eggs, the yolks in one pan and the whites in another, as light as possible, and then beat them together, adding by degrees one pound and a half of well dried and sifted loaf-sugar, and a little sack and brandy.
When the oven is nearly ready, mix all together, with one pound and a half of well dried and sifted flour, half a pound of sliced almonds, and some caraway seeds.
Beat it well with your hand before you put it into the hoop.

Original Text

Seed Cake. No. 2.

Take a pound and a half of butter; beat it to a cream with your hand or a flat stick; beat twelve eggs, the yolks in one pan and the whites in another, as light as possible, and then beat them together, adding by degrees one pound and a half of well dried and sifted loaf-sugar, and a little sack and brandy. When the oven is nearly ready, mix all together, with one pound and a half of well dried and sifted flour, half a pound of sliced almonds, and some caraway seeds: beat it well with your hand before you put it into the hoop.

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