Ryzon Easily-Made Date Cake

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cupful (1 gill) milk
• 1 level cupful (6 ounces) brown sugar
• 1/2 cupful (2^ ounces) butter
• 1 level teaspoonfuls Ryzon
• 1 1/2 level cupfuls (5 ounces) flour
• 1/4 level teaspoonful salt
• 1 level teaspoonful powdered ginger
• 1/4 level teaspoonful powdered nutmeg
• 1/2 pound (2 cups) stoned and sliced dates
• Whipped cream

Method

1. 1

   Put eggs into a basin, add milk, sugar, butter, flour sifted with Ryzon, salt and spices, add dates and beat all together for five minutes.

2. 2

   Pour into a buttered and floured cake tin, and bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes.

3. 3

   Turn out and cut in squares, and serve with whipped and sweetened cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Ryzon baking book (1916) by Marion Harris Neil, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RYZON EASILY-MADE DATE CAKE I 3.. 2 eggs. }^ cupful (l gill) milk. \ level cupful (6 ounces) brown sugar. cupful (2^ ounces) butter. level teaspoonfuls Ryzon. [ % level cupfuls (5 ounces) flour. \4, level teaspoonful salt. I level teaspoonful powdered ginger. )4. level teaspoonful powdered nutmeg. yi pound (2 cups) stoned and sliced dates, Whipppd cream

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