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A Birthday Cake

From The home cook book, 1905

Serves 5

Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 166. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

A BIRTHDAY CAKE One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, four eggs, two tablespoons of molasses, one cup of boiled coffee, three and a half cups of pastry flour, five level teaspoons of baking powder, one teaspoon of powdered cinnamon, half a teaspoon of powdered cloves, half a teaspoon of powdered mace, three- quarters of a cup of seeded and chopped raisins, half a cup of shredded figs and citron, two tablespoons of brandy

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