Improved New Year Cakes

Ingredients

• two and one-fourth pounds of sugar
• two pounds of butter
• one-half of an ounce of ammonia
• one pint of water (good measure)
• six and one-fourth pounds of flour
• lemon flavor

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients and bake as directed above.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Perfection in baking (1895) by Emil Braun, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Improved New Year Cakes. Two and one-fourth pounds of sugar, two pounds of butter, one- half of an ounce of ammonia, a pinch of soda, one pint of water (good measure), six and one-fourth pounds of flour; lemon flavor. Mix and bake as above. Sponge Biscuits. One and one-half pounds of powdered sugar beaten up with fifteen eggs and one-half of an ounce of soda; vanilla; then add two and one-fourth pounds of pastry flour with one ounce of cream of tartar. Drop on lightly greased flour-dusted tins. Bake in a moderate heat; cut loose at once; ice on bottom. Fancy Clip Cakes. Cream together one and one-fourth pounds of sugar, nine ounces of butter and lard, seven eggs, and egg coloring; add one pint of milk with one-half of an ounce of ammonia

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.