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Hot Water Sponge Cake

From A laboratory manual of foods and cookery, 1916
Presented as published in 1916. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

1751Calories
53 gProtein
323 gCarbs
31 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories1751 kcal
Protein53 g
Carbohydrates323 g
Fiber3.6 g
Sugars217 g
Total Fat31 g
Saturated Fat9.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat11 g
Polyunsaturated Fat5.7 g
Omega-30.1 g
Cholesterol1116 mg
Sodium1391 mg
Potassium890 mg
Calcium796 mg
Iron14 mg
Magnesium93 mg
Phosphorus965 mg
Zinc5 mg
Copper0.6 mg
Manganese1.1 mg
Vitamin D6 mcg
Vitamin C106 mg
Vitamin A480 mcg
Vitamin E3.2 mg
Vitamin K0.9 mcg
Vitamin B60.7 mg
Vitamin B122.7 mcg
Thiamin (B1)1.4 mg
Riboflavin (B2)2 mg
Niacin (B3)9.4 mg
Folate387 mcg
Choline882 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water516 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from A laboratory manual of foods and cookery (1916) by Emma B. Matteson, page 93. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

c. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. soda \ tsp. salt Roxbury Cakes Ingredients: \ c. butter i^ c. flour \ c. sugar i tsp. soda or \ c. molasses 2 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs i tsp. cloves \ c. milk - - sour or sweet | tsp. nutmeg \ c. nuts \ c. raisins or dates CAKES WITHOUT BUTTER « General Rules for Mixing. Sift flour and sugar several times before measuring each. Beat yolks until lemon-colored, add sugar gradually and flavoring. Partly fold in stiffly beaten whites. Fold in the flour sifted with the salt. The folding should be carefully done so that the mixture will not become stiff. General Rules for Baking. Use a tube cake pan - - unbuttered. Slow oven - - 40-60 minutes. Oven door should not be opened during first 20 minutes. After baking, invert pan on cake cooler and do not remove cake until cold. Sponge Cakes Yellow Sponge Cake Ingredients : yolks of 6 eggs grated rind \ lemon i c. sugar whites of 6 eggs i tbsp. lemon juice i c. flour 5 tsp. salt CAKE 225 Boiled Sponge Cake Ingredients : i c. sugar \ c. water i c. flour 6 eggs Boil sugar and water to thread stage. Add to 6 whites beaten stiff, and beat until cold. Fold in flour sifted with i tsp. salt and a few grains of cream of tartar. Fold in the well-beaten yolks. Sponge Drops Ingredients : 3 whites eggs \ c. flour 2 yolks eggs \ tsp. salt \ c. powdered sugar \ tsp. vanilla Drop from teaspoon on buttered sheets. Sponge Cakes with Baking Powder When eggs are expensive, the number may be decreased, and bak- ing powder used to help raise the mixture. Hot Water Sponge Cake Ingredients : yolks of 3 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder i c. sugar whites 3 eggs i c. flour grated rind \ orange juice of orange and enough hot water to make \ cup S
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