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Children's Cake

From Cassell's dictionary of cookery, 1892

Serves 10

Sufficient for a moderate-sized cake.

Presented as published in 1892. 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 Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 368. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Children's Cake (suitable for sending to children at school). — Mix thoroughly one pound of flour, two heaped tea-spoonfuls of baking- j powder, and a pinch of salt. Rub well in a 1 quarter of a pound of butter or good beef drip- I ping, and add a quarter of a pound of currants, I a quarter of a pound of chopped raisins, a quarter I of a pound of sugar, a little grated nutmeg, and ! two ounces of candied peel

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.