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Cocoa-Nut Cake

From The St. Mungo cookery book, 1904

Turn out each layer as it is baked and cover with cocoa-nut preparation made with froth of the white of one egg, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar, and sufficient quantity of dessicated cocoa-nut to taste.

Presented as published in 1904. 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 The St. Mungo cookery book (1904) by Jean Lambie, page 56. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COCOA-NUT CAKE. I teacupful of moist sugar. I tablespoon ful of butter. Yolks of 2 eggs. White of I egg. I teacupful of milk. Flour. 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder

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