Black Cake

Name: Black Cake
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: One pint molasses; i pint brown sugar; i pint of butter; I pint sour milk; 3 eggs; 2 tea-spoonfuls of soda; cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and raisins

From Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide, 1882

Serves 16

Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 109. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK CAKE. One pint molasses, i pint brown sugar, i pint of butter, I pint sour milk, 3 eggs, 2 tea-spoonfuls of soda, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and raisins

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