Parliament Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of treacle
• 2 oz. of butter
• 1 lb. of flour
• 1 tablespoonful of caster sugar
• 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder

Method

1. 1

   Put 1 lb. of treacle and 2 oz. of butter in a basin, set it near the fire until the butter is dissolved.

2. 2

   Mix up with 1 lb. of flour, 1 tablespoonful of caster sugar, and 1 teaspoonful of baking powder.

3. 3

   Beat in the warmed treacle and butter until quite smooth, and set in a cool place until next day.

4. 4

   Roll the paste out rather thin, and cut into oblong squares with a cutter.

5. 5

   Butter a baking-sheet, place the cakes on, and bake for about a quarter-of-an-hour in a moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Parliament Cakes.— Put lib. of treacle and 2oz. of butter in a basin, set it near the fire until the butter is dissolved. Mix up with lib. of flour 1 table- spoonful of caster sugar and 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder

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