French Cake

Ingredients

• Eggs I dozen.
• Loaf sugar i pound.
• Peel of I lemon.
• Wheat flour one-half pound.
• Rice flour one-half pound.
• Sweet almonds 4 ounces.
• Bitter almonds i ounce.
• Orange flower water i ounce.

Method

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   The yolks and white of the eggs are to be beaten separately, the sugar to be pounded and sifted, the lemon peel is to be grated, the wheat flour to be dried and sifted, the rice flour also to be sifted, and the almonds to be beaten into a pulpy mass in a mortar, then the orange flower water to be put in with them and thoroughly rubbed together, and then the whole to be mixed, the pan prepared with white paper, then buttered, and then baked for 1 hour.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 62. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRENCH CAKE. Eggs I dozen. Loaf sugar i pound. Peel of I lemon. Wheat flour one-half pound. Rice flour one-half pound. Sweet almonds 4 ounces. Bitter almonds i ounce. Orange flower water i ounce.

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