Pecan Cake (Nuss Torte)

Name: Pecan Cake (Nuss Torte)
Ingredients: 1 lb pecans (ground or chopped very fine); 1 lb sugar; 12 eggs (whites of 7 eggs to be beaten separately); 4 tablespoons flour; spices to taste; grated rind of one lemon; a pinch of baking powder

From The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book, 1921

Submitted by Mrs. Aug. Cameron.

Presented as published in 1921. 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

5292Calories

50 gProtein

543 gCarbs

335 gFat

Full nutrition (33 nutrients)

Calories5292 kcal

Protein50 g

Carbohydrates543 g

Fiber29 g

Sugars455 g

Total Fat335 g

Saturated Fat29 g

Monounsaturated Fat178 g

Polyunsaturated Fat104 g

Cholesterol0 mg

Sodium7.2 mg

Potassium1823 mg

Calcium285 mg

Iron13 mg

Magnesium485 mg

Phosphorus1197 mg

Zinc18 mg

Copper4.2 mg

Manganese11 mg

Vitamin D0 mcg

Vitamin C53 mg

Vitamin A1 mcg

Vitamin E0.2 mg

Vitamin K19 mcg

Vitamin B60.9 mg

Vitamin B120 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.8 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg

Niacin (B3)6.5 mg

Folate61 mcg

Choline5.1 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water104 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 47. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pecan Cake* (Nuss Torte.) 1 lb pecans, (ground or chopped very fine) ; 1 lb sugar, 12 eggs, (whites of 7 eggs to be beaten se- parately) ; 4 tablespoons flour; spices to taste; grated rind of one lemon; a pinch of baking powder

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