Hovis Empress Cake

Name: Hovis Empress Cake
Ingredients: 3 lbs. of Hovis flour; 2 lbs. of sugar; 2 lbs. of butter; 18 eggs; 1 lb. of cherries; 1 lb. of sultanas; 0.25 lb. of ground almonds

From Domestic and economical cookery recipes, 1897

Presented as published in 1897. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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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.

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

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