Chocolate Cake
From The Memorial Hall cook book, 1919
Mrs. C. R. Brumfield
Presented as published in 1919. 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
Nutrition per serving
5149Calories
64 gProtein
756 gCarbs
216 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories5149 kcal
Protein64 g
Carbohydrates756 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars502 g
Total Fat216 g
Saturated Fat96 g
Monounsaturated Fat73 g
Polyunsaturated Fat16 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol1088 mg
Sodium1519 mg
Potassium942 mg
Calcium972 mg
Iron23 mg
Magnesium126 mg
Phosphorus1111 mg
Zinc5.5 mg
Copper0.7 mg
Manganese2.5 mg
Vitamin D6.7 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A320 mcg
Vitamin E2.7 mg
Vitamin K6.2 mcg
Vitamin B60.6 mg
Vitamin B121.8 mcg
Thiamin (B1)3.1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)2.3 mg
Niacin (B3)21 mg
Folate596 mcg
Choline642 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water320 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Chocolate Cake Mix 2 cups brown sugar, V2 cup cocoa, 2 tblspns. lard, % cup hot water. Add 1 cup sour milk, 2 cups flour, 1 tspn. soda, 1 tspn. vanilla. Mix flour and baking soda the same as baking powder. Bake in 2 layers. — Mrs. John F. W. Feather Cake One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, whites of 4 eggs, 1 cup milk, 4 cups flour, 3 tspns. Rumford baking powder, flavoring to taste. Bake in loaf. — Mrs. John F. W. 120 Fruit Cake One pkg. raisins, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 cups boiling water (with 1 tspn. soda), 1 tspn. cinnamon, 1 tspn. cloves, 2 tblspns. shortening. Boil 5 minutes, then cool and mix with 4 cups flour. One-half cup of chopped nuts will improve. — Mrs. John F. W. One, Two, Three, Four Cocoanut Cake One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 tspn. cream of tartar (sifted in flour), % tspn. baking soda, % small cocoanut stirred in at the last. — Mrs. P. J. Donnelly. Sponge Cake Five eggs, 1 glass sugar, 1 glass sifted flour, % tspn. Rumford baking powder, juice of % lemon. Beat eggs and sugar 15 minutes, add flour, flavoring, baking powder. Without the baking powder, this cake can be used for jelly roll, also. — Mrs. P. J. Donnelly. Chocolate Cake Four eggs, 2% cups sugar, % cup butter and lard mixed, 1 cup cream, pinch salt, 2% scant cups flour, 2% tspns. Rumford baking powder, IV2 squares chocolate
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