Almond Cake Glace

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar
• a quarter of a pound of butter
• six in all
• the peel of the third of a small lemon
• two ounces of peeled and pounded almonds
• a quarter of a pound of flour

Method

1. 1

   Put powdered sugar and butter into a bowl; beat well for ten minutes.

2. 2

   Add eggs one by one, mixing well.

3. 3

   Grate in lemon peel and add almonds and flour.

4. 4

   Mix for no longer than two minutes.

5. 5

   Butter and sugar a round form, pour in the mixture, and bake in a slow oven for one hour until golden.

6. 6

   Cool and remove from mold, glaze the top lightly, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The table (1889) by Alexander Filippini, page 290. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Almond Cake Grlace. — Put a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar and a quarter of a pound of butter into a bowl; beat well together with a wooden spatula for ten minutes. Break in two eggs; beat well, and break in two more; continue beating, and break in two more (six in all), until well mixed together. Then grate in the peel of the third of a small lemon. Add two ounces of peeled and pounded almonds (No. 1207), and a quarter of a pound of flour

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