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Lavy (Pain leve)

From Bread, cakes, and biscuits, 1902

If properly made, this cake is lighter than any sponge cake.

Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

4598Calories
140 gProtein
731 gCarbs
128 gFat
Full nutrition (22 nutrients)
Calories4598 kcal
Protein140 g
Carbohydrates731 g
Fiber2.6 g
Sugars453 g
Total Fat128 g
Sodium12 mg
Potassium661 mg
Calcium135 mg
Iron20 mg
Magnesium163 mg
Phosphorus513 mg
Zinc3.3 mg
Copper0.8 mg
Manganese3.1 mg
Vitamin E21 mg
Vitamin B60.3 mg
Thiamin (B1)3.2 mg
Riboflavin (B2)4.8 mg
Niacin (B3)24 mg
Folate555 mcg
Water514 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Bread, cakes, and biscuits (1902) by S. Beaty-Pownall, page 64. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Lavy” (Pain leve). — Beat the yolks of twenty- two eggs and the whites of eleven, working to them gradually lib. caster sugar, a little rose water or essence of vanilla, and lastly 12oz. of fine flour mixed with loz. ground bitter almonds

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