Plain Cake

Ingredients

• half a quartern of common dough
• four eggs
• a quarter of a pound of sugar
• a quarter of a pound of butter (or dripping)
• a quarter of a pound of currants
• a little salt

Method

1. 1

   Work the dough lightly in a basin, add sugar, butter, and two eggs.

2. 2

   Mix thoroughly, then add the other two eggs one at a time.

3. 3

   Work in the currants, fill a buttered mould, let it rise, then bake in a moderate oven until brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Buckmaster's cookery (1887) by J. C. Buckmaster, page 81. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN CAKE. Ingredients. J lb. of Dough. 4 Eggs. \ lb. of Dripping. J lb. of Sugar. J lb. of Currants. 1. Take half a quartern of common dough, four eggs, a quarter of a pound of sugar, a quarter of a pound of butter (or dripping), a quarter of a pound of currants, carefully washed and dried, and a little salt

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