Groom's Cake

Ingredients

• Ten eggs beaten separately
• one pound of butter
• one pound of white sugar
• one pound of flour
• two of almonds blanched and chopped fine
• one of seeded raisins
• half pound of citron shaved fine

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and sugar, add yolks, then almonds.

2. 2

   Fold in beaten egg whites and flour.

3. 3

   Layer with raisins and citron, bake for two hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 358. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One pound of flour, one and one-half pounds of almonds, one pound of sugar, three-quarter pounds of butter, six eggs, two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda and half a teacupful of milk. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs well beaten, then the milk in which dissolve the soda ; put the cream tartar in the flour and mix well ; beat this all well and then stir in the blanched almonds ; line a cake tin with well buttered paper ; bake in a steady oven. CIDER CAKE. One cup of sugar, half cup of butter, one tgg well beaten, one large cup of cider, one teaspoonful of soda, flour sufficient to make it as thick as pound cake. One cup of raisins can be added if desired. WASHINGTON CAKE. Two eggs, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, one and a half cups of flour, one small teaspoonful of saleratus ; same quantity of cream of tartar. This will make three cakes, LOAF SEED CAKE. Take one loaf of dough, one cup of brown sugar, half cup of butter or drippings, half ounce of caraway seeds, or a quarter pound of cur- rants, a little spice, two eggs ; mix thoroughly with the hands and set to rise. Do not bake until very light ; bake in a deep tin GRAHAM CAKE. One cup sugar, one cup milk (sour), one-half cup butter, three and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful soda, one-half a nutmeg. CITRON CAKE. One cup of butter, two of sugar, three of flour, four eggs, one cup of milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two of cream tartar, and a pinch of salt. Make the cake as above, put in the pan, cut the citron thin and put in the cake endways ; push down until the batter covers the citron, and this will prevent the citron from falling to the bottom of the pan. ENGLISH BANBURY CAKES. Roll out the paste about half an inch thick and cut it into pieces ; then roll again till each piece becomes twice the size ; put some Banbury meat in the middle of one side ; fold the other over it and finish it up into somewhat of an oval shape ; flatten it with your hand at the top, letting the seam be quite at the bottom ; rub the tops over with the 420 CAKE. white of an egg, laid on with a brush, and dust loaf sugar over them ; bake in a moderate oven. The meat for this cake is made thus : Beat up a quarter of a pound of butter until it becomes in a state of cream ; then mix with it a half a pound of candied orange and lemon peel cut fine, one pound of currants, quarter of an ounce of ground cinnamon and a quarter of an ounce of allspice ; mix all well together, and keep in a jar until wanted for use. SNOW CAKE. The whites of six eggs, one cup of fine white sugar, one cup of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of cream tartar. Beat the eggs to a stiff froth, then add the sugar ; beat them well together, then add part of the flour. Mix cream tartar to the rest of the flour and beat all well together. Add the flavoring last. Bake in rather a quick oven. POOR MAN'S CAKE. Take three cups bread sponge ; when light, two cups sugar, one cup butter, two eggs ; stir up well ; put in spice to taste, and fruit if pre- ferred ; set it down to rise ; when light bake in brisk oven. Yeast dough, after it rises the second time, is best. Do not use any flour. HONEY CAKES. Three and one-half pounds of flour, one and one-half pounds of honey, one-half pound of butter, one-half pound of sugar, half a nutmeg, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of soda; roll thin and cut into small cakes ; bake in a quick oven, cover tight and let stand till moist. They will keep a long time. Soft ginger cake can be made with honey instead of molasses, except that you use more honey and leave out the eggs. OATMEAL CAKE. Equal parts fine oatmeal and water ; mix, pour into a pan about one. third of an inch deep ; bake half an hour, or until crisp and slightly brown ; or make half an inch thick and bake like johnny cake. If the oven is -not hot enough, pour it into the frying pan, cover tight, bake on top of stove, dishing when well browned on the bottom. It is a splendid dish for an early breakfast, late supper, or when you are in a hurry. It is not good cold ; if any is left, warm it over. Eaten with sweet cream, fresh butter, or stewed fruit, it is excellent. BRIDE'S WEDDING CAKE. Four pounds of flour, three pounds of butter, three pounds of sugar, four pounds of currants, two pounds of raisins, twenty-four eggs, half a pint of brandy, one ounce of mace and three nutmegs. A little CAKE MAKING. 421 molasses makes it dark-colored, which is desirable. Half a pound of citron improves it, but is not necessary. To be baked two hours and a half or three hours. After the oven is cleared it is well to shut the door for eight or ten minutes, to let the violence of the heat subside, before bread or cake is put in. GROOM'S CAKE. Ten eggs beaten separately, one pound of butter, one of white sugar, one of flour, two of almonds blanched and chopped fine, one of seeded raisins, half pound of citron shaved fine

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