Poor Man's Wedding Cake

Name: Poor Man's Wedding Cake
Ingredients: One-half cup butter; one cup brown sugar; four eggs (not separated); two cups very dark molasses; one cup milk; two teaspoons mixed cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg; two cups raisins dredged in flour; three cups flour; two teaspoons baking powder

From Council cook book, 1908

Do not try to remove cake whole from the pan.

Presented as published in 1908. 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

5716Calories

87 gProtein

1319 gCarbs

122 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories5716 kcal

Protein87 g

Carbohydrates1319 g

Fiber18 g

Sugars968 g

Total Fat122 g

Saturated Fat12 g

Monounsaturated Fat9.3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat4.6 g

Omega-30.2 g

Cholesterol1025 mg

Sodium1742 mg

Potassium13981 mg

Calcium2821 mg

Iron66 mg

Magnesium1922 mg

Phosphorus1853 mg

Zinc9.8 mg

Copper5.1 mg

Manganese15 mg

Vitamin D6.3 mcg

Vitamin C9.6 mg

Vitamin A398 mcg

Vitamin E2.7 mg

Vitamin K15 mcg

Vitamin B65.9 mg

Vitamin B123.1 mcg

Thiamin (B1)4.4 mg

Riboflavin (B2)3.4 mg

Niacin (B3)35 mg

Folate718 mcg

Choline767 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water630 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Council cook book (1908), page 46. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Poor Man's Wedding Cake. One-half cup butter, one cup brown sugar, four eggs (not separated), two cups very dark molasses, one cup milk, two teaspoons mixed cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, two cups raisins dredged in flour, three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder

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