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English Pound Cake

Name: English Pound Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: One pound of flour; one-half pound of currants; one-half pound of lard or butter; one-half pound of sugar; a little orange and lemon peel; two teaspoonfuls of baking powder; four eggs; mix with milk

From The New century cook book, 1899

Serves 12

Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

384Calories

7 gProtein

51 gCarbs

18 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories384 kcal

Protein6.7 g

Carbohydrates51 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars19 g

Total Fat18 g

Saturated Fat10 g

Monounsaturated Fat5.1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat0.9 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol103 mg

Sodium106 mg

Potassium144 mg

Calcium78 mg

Iron2.8 mg

Magnesium18 mg

Phosphorus108 mg

Zinc0.6 mg

Copper0.1 mg

Manganese0.3 mg

Vitamin D0.4 mcg

Vitamin C34 mg

Vitamin A159 mcg

Vitamin E0.8 mg

Vitamin K1.4 mcg

Vitamin B60.1 mg

Vitamin B120.2 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.4 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg

Niacin (B3)2.6 mg

Folate69 mcg

Choline53 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water37 g

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 89. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

English Pound Cake. One pound of flour, one-half pound of currants, one-half pound of lard or butter, one-half pound of sugar, a little orange and lemon peel, and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, four eggs and mix with milk

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