Delicious Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• c5ift 2 pints of flour
• 2 teaspoonfuls of baking-powder
• a heaping tablespoonful of butter
• a cupful of syrup
• cold coffee to the consistency of soft dough
• a teaspoonful of ground cloves
• one of cinnamon
• one of all-spice
• half a pound of seeded raisins
• half a pound of currants

Method

1. 1

   Sift 2 pints of flour with 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder.

2. 2

   Cut in bits a heaping tablespoonful of butter and mix it through the flour.

3. 3

   Stir in a cupful of syrup, and mix it with cold coffee to the consistency of soft dough.

4. 4

   Work into the dough a teaspoonful of ground cloves, one of cinnamon and one of all-spice, also half a pound of seeded raisins, and half a pound of currants well floured.

5. 5

   Bake in oblong pans in moderate oven for an hour.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The white ribbon cook book (1894) by Kathryn Armstrong, page 77. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Delicious Coffee Cake — c5ift i^ pints of flour with 2 teaspoonf uls of baking-powder. Cut in bits a heaping tablespoonful of butter and mix it through the flour. Stir in a cupful of syrup, and mix it with cold coffee to the consistency of soft dough. Wor^^ into the dough a teaspoonful of ground cloves, one of cinnamon and one of all- spice, also half a pound of seeded raisins, and half 11 162 White Ribbon Cook Book. a pound of currants well floured. Bake in oblong pans in moderate oven for an hour. This cake should stand about two days before cutting. Johnny Cake — One pint of flour, 1 pint of corn meal (yellow is best), 1 pint of sweet milk, 2 large tablespoonfuls of molasses, a teaspoonful of salt, 2 well-beaten eggs, and 2 tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Beat thoroughly, and when ready to bake add two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking-powder.

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