Cake (Birthday)
From Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes, 1891
Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Hilda's "where is it?" of recipes (1891) by Hildagonda J. Duckitt, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
CAKE (BIRTHDAY— BUTTERMILK— CHOCOLATE). CAKE {.BIRTHDAY). (Mrs. Andrews' Recipe.) Ingredients. I lb. or Finest Flour. \ lb. Almonds blauched and :ut I lb. Sugar. small. I lb. Butter. J lb. Candied Preserve*. I lb. Currants. 7 Eggs. J lb. Chopped Raisins. 1 Glass of Brandy. A few Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Ginger. Beat the butter to a cream, mix with sugar, then eggs, yolks first, then whites, then flour, currants, etc. ; mix all very well. Bake in well-buttered mould for two hours, with buttered paper over, in moderate oven. CAKE {BUTTERMILK). (A cheap, homely Cake.) Ingredients. S cups Flour. I bottle Buttermilk. 2 cups Sugar. 2 tablespoons Cinnamon. 1 Qup Currants. Some " Naartje " (Tangerine Otange) I tablespoon Butter. Peel. 3 teaspoons Carbonate of Soda. Vanilla Essence may be used instead. Mix the butter and sugar ; then mix with the flour the spices, soda, and currants. Stir in alternately a little flour and buttermilk. Have ready buttered moulds. Bake in a moderately quick oven. CAKE {CHOCOLATE). Ingredients. Whites of 7 Eggs. i lb. Sugar,
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