Chester Cake

Ingredients

• 4 ozs. margarine
• 4 ozs. sugar
• 4 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour
• I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER
• 1 egg
• 2 ozs. ground almonds
• Almond essence
• I tablespoonful milk

Method

1. 1

   Cream margarine and sugar, and gradually add well-beaten egg.

2. 2

   Beat mixture till light.

3. 3

   Stir in flour, and add ground almonds, essence and milk.

4. 4

   Lastly add the baking powder.

5. 5

   Bake in shallow tin about half an hour in moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Borwick's cookery book (1890) by George Borwick & Sons, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

I teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 4 ozs. margarine. 3 ozs. castor sugar. 4 teaspoonful carraway seeds. I egg. Milk. Sieve the flour and baking powder. Rub in the margarine and add sugar and carraway seeds. Beat in the egg and about a wineglassful of milk. Bake about I J hours. STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE. Rub I cup of margarine into i quart of MILLENNIUM flour, add 3 teaspoonfuls of BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER, and a little salt. Beat an egg into a little cold milk, and mix into a stiff dough. Roll out, and bake on flat tins in a quick oven. When done, split them, and place a layer of well-sugared small straw- berries between. Sift sugar over top, and serve with cream. BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK, 15 AFTERNOON CAKES. 6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour. 1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER 3 ozs. margarine. 3 ozs. sultanas. 2 ozs. sugar. I egg. A little milk. Mix the flour and baking powder. Rub in the mar- garine, then add sugar and sultanas. Mix with the well- beaten egg, and if too dry add a little milk. Roll out into four cakes, place on a floured baking sheet, and bake ^ hour in moderate oven. LUNCH CAKES. 6 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour. 1 teaspoonful BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 3 ozs. margarine. 2 ozs. raw sugar. I oz. each sultanas, currants, and chopped raisins. J oz. candied peel. I egg. 1 teaspoonful mixed ground spice. Grated rind of i lemon. Cream the margarine and sugar. Add beaten egg, mix in fruit, etc. Stir in flour, and add baking powder. Bake hours. PRINCESS CAKE. 9 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour. 2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. 6 ozs. margarine. 4 ozs. sugar. 2 eggs. 2 tablespoonfuls milk. Beat margarine and sugar to a cream, and add the eggs, beating in one at a time ; then add the sifted flour and baking powder. Lastly stir or beat in the milk. Line tin with greased paper. Pour in mixture, and put two rings of citron on top. Bake in moderate oven. i6 BORWICK'S COOKERY BOOK. CAKE WITHOUT EGGS. 1 lb. MILLENNIUM flour. 2 teaspoonfuls BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. J lb. castor sugar. 6 ozs. margarine or dripping. ^ lb. currants I oz. candied peel. I pint milk. I tablespoonful vinegar. Mix dry ingredients before adding milk and vinegar. Beat briskly, and put into oven quickly. Bake in moderate oven for about i hour in a flat tin such as that generally used for baking potatoes. CHESTER CAKE. 4 ozs. margarine 4 ozs. sugar. 4 ozs. MILLENNIUM flour. I teaspoonful BORWICK^S BAKING POWDER. 1 egg. 2 ozs. ground almonds. Almond essence. I tablespoonful milk

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