Orange Cake

Name: Orange Cake
Ingredients: Two cups of sugar; the yolks of five eggs; half a cup of water; the rind and juice of one orange; two large cups of flour; two teaspoons of baking powder; the whites of three eggs

From Cooks in clover, 1889

Icing: The whites of two eggs, two tablespoons of pulverized sugar, and the rind of half an orange.

Presented as published in 1889. 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

3128Calories

79 gProtein

621 gCarbs

43 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories3128 kcal

Protein79 g

Carbohydrates621 g

Fiber3.6 g

Sugars418 g

Total Fat43 g

Saturated Fat13 g

Monounsaturated Fat15 g

Polyunsaturated Fat7.6 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol1488 mg

Sodium1537 mg

Potassium1203 mg

Calcium878 mg

Iron23 mg

Magnesium139 mg

Phosphorus1299 mg

Zinc7.2 mg

Copper0.8 mg

Manganese2.1 mg

Vitamin D8 mcg

Vitamin C106 mg

Vitamin A640 mcg

Vitamin E4.2 mg

Vitamin K1.2 mcg

Vitamin B61 mg

Vitamin B123.6 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.6 mg

Riboflavin (B2)3 mg

Niacin (B3)18 mg

Folate634 mcg

Choline1176 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water604 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooks in clover (1889), page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Orange Cake. — Two cups of sugar, the yelks of five eggs, half a cup of water, the rind and juice of one orange, two large cups of flour, with two tea- spoons of baking powder ; add the whites of three eggs well beaten. Icing: — The whites of two eggs, two tablespoons of pulverized sugar, and the rind of half an orange. Mrs. G. F. E. COOKS IN CLOVER. Currant Cake. — Two cups of flour, one cup of sugar, one cup of butter, the whites of three eggs and yelks of four, and half a pound of currants. Miss E. B. O. Whortleberry Cake. — One quart of flour, one quart of berries, one and a half cups of sugar, two teaspoons of baking powder

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