Rice Cake

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of flour
• six ounces of rice-flour
• twelve ounces of sugar
• twelve eggs
• the raspings of two lemons

Method

1. 1

   Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs.

2. 2

   Whisk the whites to a strong froth, then mix in the yolks, sugar, and lemon raspings.

3. 3

   Whisk over a slow fire for about half an hour until light and thick.

4. 4

   Remove from heat, whisk until cold, then stir in the flour and rice.

5. 5

   Bake in paper cases in a moderate heat.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1541. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Rice Cake. — The following is a very light rice cake. Take a quarter of a poimd of flour, six ounces of rice-flour, twelve ounces of sugar, twelve eggs, and the raspings of two lemons ; separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs, whisk up the whites to a strong froth; then mix in the yolks, pounded sugar, and lemon raspings. Whisk this over a slow fire for about half an hour ; when it is quite light and thick take it off the fire, and whisk it till it is quite cold, then stir in the flour and rice. Bake the cake in paper cases in a moderate heat ; put four or five sheets of paper under them, and ice before baking. Rice Cakes, Plain.— No l.— Rub half a pound of butter into one pound of flour. Add one pound of ground rice, a small pinch of salt, three heaped tea-spoonfuls of baking-powder, half a pound of sugar, one pound of picked and dried currants, and two ounces of candied peel. When the dry ingredients are thoroughly mixed stir in four well-beaten eggs and a tea-cupful of milk. Bake the cake immediately in a well- heated oven. Probable cost, 28. 8d. Time, ac- cording to size. When a skewer can be pushed to the bottom in the centre of the cake, and be brought out clean and bright, the cake is done enough. No. 2. — Beat four ounces of butter to a cream. Add haK a pound of sugar, three beaten eggs stirred in gradually, a quarter of a pound of picked and dried currants, a quarter of a pound of candied peel, half a pound of ground rice, a quarter of a pound of flour

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