Annie's Cake

Name: Annie's Cake
Ingredients: one cup of molasses; one cup and a half of brown sugar; one table-spoonful of flour; two table-spoonfuls of cold water; half a cake of grated chocolate; flavor with vanilla

From Household hints, 1881

This is worth trying, as it may be made when it is almost impossible to get enough eggs.

Presented as published in 1881. 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

2243Calories

1 gProtein

577 gCarbs

0 gFat

Full nutrition (33 nutrients)

Calories2243 kcal

Protein1.3 g

Carbohydrates577 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars568 g

Total Fat0.4 g

Saturated Fat0.1 g

Monounsaturated Fat0.1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0.2 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium216 mg

Potassium5285 mg

Calcium955 mg

Iron18 mg

Magnesium834 mg

Phosphorus124 mg

Zinc1.1 mg

Copper1.8 mg

Manganese5.3 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A0 mcg

Vitamin E0 mg

Vitamin K0 mcg

Vitamin B62.4 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0 mg

Niacin (B3)4 mg

Folate16 mcg

Choline52 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water107 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Household hints (1881) by Emma Whitcomb Babcock, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Annie's Cake. — ^Use the recipe given for good layer cake ; then take one cup of molasses, one cup and a half of brown sugar, one table-spoonful of flour, two table-spoon- fuls of cold water ; boil for seven or eight minutes ; then add half a cake of grated chocolate ; boil until it is like thick custard. When you take it off the stove add a little bit of soda ; be sure that it is dissolved ; flavor with vanilla

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