Plain Cake (with eggs)

Name: Plain Cake (with eggs)
Ingredients: }/2 cup fat; 1 cup sugar; 2 small eggs; Y2 cup milk (or water); 2 cups flour; 2x/2 teaspoons baking powder; }/i teaspoon vanilla

From Camp cookery (Milam, for Boy Scouts), 1918

This cake may be varied by the addition of chocolate, nuts, spices, etc.

Presented as published in 1918. 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

1848Calories

40 gProtein

398 gCarbs

14 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories1848 kcal

Protein40 g

Carbohydrates398 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars201 g

Total Fat14 g

Saturated Fat3.1 g

Monounsaturated Fat3.7 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1.9 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol372 mg

Sodium1330 mg

Potassium489 mg

Calcium762 mg

Iron17 mg

Magnesium84 mg

Phosphorus712 mg

Zinc3.1 mg

Copper0.5 mg

Manganese1.9 mg

Vitamin D2 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A160 mcg

Vitamin E1.1 mg

Vitamin K0.3 mcg

Vitamin B60.3 mg

Vitamin B120.9 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.4 mg

Riboflavin (B2)1.6 mg

Niacin (B3)17 mg

Folate448 mcg

Choline294 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water221 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Camp cookery (Milam, for Boy Scouts) (1918) by Ava B. Milam, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plain Cake {with eggs) }/2 cup fat 1 cup sugar 2 small eggs Y2 cup milk (or water) 2 cups flour 2x/2 teaspoons baking powder }/i teaspoon vanilla

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