Hovis Digestive Cake

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. of Hovis flour
• 1 lb. of sugar
• 1 lb. of butter
• 8 eggs
• Few drops of essence of lemon
• A little nutmeg
• Pinch of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients together and bake until golden.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic and economical cookery recipes (1897) by Lillie Richmond, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 lb. of butter H lb. of sugar 6 eggs A oz. of cream of tartar £ oz. of soda Few drops of essence of lemon METHOD. Cream the butter and sugar, add one egg at a time, and mix with milk. Make a paste with one pound of Hovis flour and half a pound of butter, and line a flat tin with it. Sprinkle currants over, and spread the mixture on. Bake, and decorate with icing sugar on the top. No. 503. HOVIS WELSH BUNS. INGREDIENTS. 4 lbs. of Hovis flour 8 ozs. of butter 10 ozs. of sugar 1 oz. of yeast 1 qt. of warm milk METHOD. Make and bake the same as ordinary buns. Wash over and dip in rough sugar. Eggs may be added if desired 208 No. 504. 12 'eggs 14 ozs. of sugar HOVIS SPONGE CAKE. INGREDIENTS. 16 ozs. of Hovis flour METHOD. This mixture requires to be thoroughly beaten. No. 505. HOVIS ROCK CAKES. 3 lbs. of Hovis flour f lb. of lard * i lb. of sugar 3 eggs INGREDIENTS 1 oz. of cream of tartar ^ oz. of soda Few currants Mix with milk No. 506. HOVIS SHORTBREAD. INGREDIENTS. *24 lbs. of Hovis flour l| lbs. of butter 10 ozs. of sugar 2 eggs 4 oz. of soda oz. of cream of tartar No. 507. HOVIS LUNCH CAKE. 4 lbs. of Hovis flour l-J lbs. of butter 2 lbs. of sugar 6 eggs 1 oz. of cream of tartar INGREDIENTS. £ oz. of soda 4 pints of buttermilk Fruit and peel may be used if desired No. 508. HOVIS MADEIRA CAKE. 1 lb. of butter l lb. of fine sugar INGREDIENTS. 8 eggs 14 lbs. Hovis flour METHOD. Cream the butter and sugar, and add eggs one at a time previously warmed. The success of the cake depends entirely on the amount of work put into it. “Good Wine needs no Bush” They recommend themselves W 10 209 No. 509. HO VIS EMPRESS CAKE. 3’lbs. of Hovis flour 2 lbs. of sugar 2 lbs. of butter IS eggs INGREDIENTS. 1 lb. of cherries 1 lb. of sultanas J lb. of ground almonds METHOD. Mix well together, and bake in a slow oven. No. 510. HOVIS DIETETIC CAKE. INGREDIENTS. 3 lbs. of Hovis flour 1 lb. of lard 1£ lbs. of sugar lbs. of currants caps peel 5 eggs i oz. of cream of tartar \ oz. of soda 1 qt. of milk (or less) Few drops of essence of lemon No. 511. HOVIS DIGESTIVE CAKE. 1J lbs. of Hovis flour 1 lb. of sugar l lb. of butter 8_eggs INGREDIENTS. Few drops of essence of lemon A little nutmeg Pinch of baking powder

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