Cake

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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Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (12)

Five pounds of flour dried ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
six pounds of currants ↝ Currants, european black, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a quart of boiled cream ↝ Cream, whipped [Cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream]
a pound and a half of butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]
twenty eggs ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
the whites of six only ↝ Egg, white only, raw [Eggs and omelets]
a pint of ale yest ↝ Whiskey and ginger ale [Liquor and cocktails]
one ounce of cinnamon finely beaten ↝ Sugar, cinnamon [Sugars and honey]
one ounce of cloves and mace also well beaten ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a quarter of a pound of sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
half a pound of orange and citron ↝ Orange, raw [Citrus fruits]

Instructions (6)

Put in the cream and butter when it is just warm
Mix all well together
Let it stand before the fire to rise
Put it into your hoop
Leave it in the oven an hour and a quarter
The oven should be as hot as for a manchet

Original Text

Cake.

Five pounds of flour dried, six pounds of currants, a quart of boiled cream, a pound and a half of butter, twenty eggs, the whites of six only, a pint of ale yest, one ounce of cinnamon finely beaten, one ounce of cloves and mace also well beaten, a quarter of a pound of sugar, a little salt, half a pound of orange and citron. Put in the cream and butter when it is just warm; mix all well together, and let it stand before the fire to rise. Put it into your hoop, and leave it in the oven an hour and a quarter. The oven should be as hot as for a manchet.

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