King’s College Hospital Cake

Ingredients

• Mb. Flour
• 30ZS. Butter or Lard
• 30ZS. granulated Sugar
• Some Sultanas
• a few Currants
• A little Candied Peel
• x small dessert-spoonful of Baking Powder
• 2 Eggs
• i teacupful of new Milk

Method

1. 1

   Beat the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs and flour gradually, and also the milk.

2. 2

   Put in the fruit, and just before putting the cake in the oven, add baking powder.

3. 3

   Bake in quick oven for three-quarters to one hour.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The King's College Hospital book of cooking recipes (1907) by King's College Hospital, page 71. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mb. Flour. 30ZS. Butter or Lard. 30ZS. granulated Sugar. Some Sultanas and a few Currants. A little Candied Peel. x small dessert-spoonful of Baking Powder. 2 Eggs. i teacupful of new Milk. Beat the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs and flour gradually, and also the milk. Put in the fruit, and just before putting the cake in the oven add baking powder. Bake in quick oven for three-quarters to one hour. Mrs. Smart. Coffee Cake (1). 3 Eggs. Alb. Caster Sugar. 30ZS. Flour. ioz. Candied Peel. Ground Cinnamon. A few drops of Vanilla Essence. 1 teaspoonful of strong Coffee. Baking Powder. Break into a basin the eggs and add the sugar, vanilla essence, a pinch of ground cinnamon, and the coffee. Whip all these together over a pan of boiling water until the mixture is quite warm, then remove the basin and continue whipping until it becomes cold and thick. Then add the finely shred candied peel, a pinch of baking powder, and the flour, dried and sifted. Have a greased baking tin ready, line it with buttered paper, dust it with sugar and flour mixed together equally; pour in the mixture and bake for about 25 minutes. Turn out and leave till cold. It may be served plain or with coffee glace. 187 IN AID OF THE FUND FOR THE REMOVAL OF Coffee Glae^. 6ozs. Caster Sugar. 2 dessert-spoonfuls Coffee, i dessert-spoonful hot Water. Stir all together over the fire till quite smooth and warm, then pour over the cake and leave to set. Miss Macpherson. Coffee Cake (2). 2 Eggs. Their weight in Butter, Sugar and Flour. \ teaspoonful Baking Powder. Pinch of Salt. A little Milk. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the eggs and other ingredients. Beat all well and bake in a slow oven. Inside layer : — 20zs. Butter. 1 dessert-spoonful Coffee Essence. Icing Sugar. Mix and spread in a layer. For outside of Cake : — 2 dessert-spoonfuls Coffee Essence. 30ZS. icing Sugar. Mix to a smooth paste and pour over the cake. Mr. Elin. Composition Cake. ilb. Flour, ilb. sugar. 3 Eggs. 1 teaspoonful Saleratus. 2 tablespoonfuls of Cream. Nutmeg to taste. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs, and cream with the Saleratus dissolved in it, then the flour and spice. This cake requires much beat- ing. Bake in a quick oven for one hour. Mrs. MacAlustf.r per Miss Monk. 188 KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL TO SOUTH LONIJON. Curra.nt Cake. Work 6ozs. butter to a cream; add 6ozs. fine caster sugar, then add three eggs and 90ZS. flour alter- nately. Put in one drachm of volatile salts mixed in a dessert-spoonful of milk, adding lastly Jib. cur- rants or sultana raisins, and a little candied peel. Mrs. Hawses worth. Genoa Cake. ^lb. Flour. ;jlb. Caster Sugar. 2 Eggs

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