Molasses Pound Cake

Name: Molasses Pound Cake
Ingredients: three-quarters of a pound of lard; three-quarters of a pound of sugar; seven eggs; one and one-half pints of molasses; one-half pint of milk; one and one-half ounces of soda; three and one-half pounds of cake flour; two ounces of ginger; one ounce of cinnamon; one teaspoonful of salt

From Perfection in baking, 1895

Presented as published in 1895. 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

13793Calories

183 gProtein

2369 gCarbs

397 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories13793 kcal

Protein183 g

Carbohydrates2369 g

Fiber29 g

Sugars1123 g

Total Fat397 g

Saturated Fat151 g

Monounsaturated Fat169 g

Polyunsaturated Fat52 g

Omega-30.2 g

Cholesterol1654 mg

Sodium3798 mg

Potassium17353 mg

Calcium2769 mg

Iron170 mg

Magnesium2768 mg

Phosphorus2632 mg

Zinc19 mg

Copper7.5 mg

Manganese26 mg

Vitamin D18 mcg

Vitamin C2.8 mg

Vitamin A638 mcg

Vitamin E6.3 mg

Vitamin K6.3 mcg

Vitamin B68 mg

Vitamin B124.4 mcg

Thiamin (B1)15 mg

Riboflavin (B2)8.8 mg

Niacin (B3)118 mg

Folate3126 mcg

Choline1556 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water943 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Perfection in baking (1895) by Emil Braun, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Mo/asses Pound Cake. Rub together three-quarters of a pound of lard and three-quarters of a pound of sugar and slowly add seven eggs (or one and one-half ounces of dissolved desiccated egg food); then mix together and add to this, one and one-half pints molasses, one-half pint milk and one and one-half ounces of soda; then add to the whole, three and one- half pounds of cake flour, two ounces ginger, one ounce cinnamon and one teaspoonful of salt

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