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Rock Cakes
From The household gas cookery book, 1900
Serves 12
A fierce heat for two or three minutes; gas nearly out at finish.
Presented as published in 1900. 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
332Calories
2 gProtein
38 gCarbs
19 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories332 kcal
Protein2.3 g
Carbohydrates38 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars21 g
Total Fat19 g
Saturated Fat5.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat8.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat4.4 g
Cholesterol19 mg
Sodium42 mg
Potassium88 mg
Calcium36 mg
Iron1.4 mg
Magnesium9.8 mg
Phosphorus40 mg
Zinc0.2 mg
Copper0 mg
Manganese0.2 mg
Vitamin D0.9 mcg
Vitamin C34 mg
Vitamin A2.3 mcg
Vitamin E0.7 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg
Niacin (B3)1.3 mg
Folate30 mcg
Choline23 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water18 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 12 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The household gas cookery book (1900) by Helen Edden, page 109. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
J lb. of currants, J- lb. of sugar, 4 eggs, J lb. of butter, J lb. of sultanas, 2 oz. of peel. Whip the sugar and GAS COOKERY BOOK. 199 eggs for a \ hour, then add the flour and a little baking powder and the currants; melt the butter and pour in last. Bake in little tins for 20 minutes, or the whole cake ij hours. Queen Cakes— Ingredients : £ lb. of sugar, \ lb. of butter, 2 eggs, 5 oz. of flour, J oz. of currants, a little nutmeg or lemon peel (grated). Cream the sugar and butter, and beat in the eggs one at a time; add the flour lightly, lastly the currants and flavour¬ ing. Bake in patty pans ten minutes in a hot oven. Rock Cakes.— Ingredients : £ lb. of flour, £ lb. of dripping, \ lb. of currants, £ lb. of castor sugar, 2 eggs, 1 oz. of candied lemon peel, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder
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