Almond Cake No. 2

Name: Almond Cake No. 2
Ingredients: 3 cupfuls of flour; 2 cupfuls of sugar; 2 well-beaten eggs; 2 tablespoonfuls of fresh butter; I cup of milk; 30 sweet almonds; 10 drops of essence of almonds; teaspoonful of soda; I teaspoonful of cream of tartar

From Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper, 1902

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

9793Calories

302 gProtein

951 gCarbs

612 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories9793 kcal

Protein302 g

Carbohydrates951 g

Fiber142 g

Sugars463 g

Total Fat612 g

Saturated Fat51 g

Monounsaturated Fat364 g

Polyunsaturated Fat142 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol464 mg

Sodium263 mg

Potassium10146 mg

Calcium3486 mg

Iron65 mg

Magnesium3205 mg

Phosphorus6310 mg

Zinc40 mg

Copper12 mg

Manganese28 mg

Vitamin D4.3 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A238 mcg

Vitamin E291 mg

Vitamin K0.3 mcg

Vitamin B62.1 mg

Vitamin B122.2 mcg

Thiamin (B1)6 mg

Riboflavin (B2)15 mg

Niacin (B3)67 mg

Folate1148 mcg

Choline928 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water383 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper (1902) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 68. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Almond Cake, No. 1 (Miss Breda’s). — Ingredients — -J- lb. sweet almonds and 15 bitter almonds, all blanched and well minced. , ^ lb. flour. lb, of finely-sifted white sugar. 6 eggs, of which you beat the whites and yolks separately. Mix in the following order — first the yolks with the sugar, then add the almonds, lastly the whites and flour alternately. Butter the mould well and dust with fine flour, or dried bread-crumbs finely pounded, put buttered paper over the top. Bake the cake one hour in a slow oven as you do sponge-cake. Almond Cake, No. 2. — The other almond cake requires — 3 cupfuls of flour. 2 cupfuls of sugar. 2 well-beaten eggs. 2 tablespoonfuls of fresh butter. I cup of milk. 30 sweet almonds. 10 drops of essence of almonds. teaspoonful of soda. I teaspoonful of cream of tartar

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