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Tipsy Cake; or Brandy Trifle

From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884

Serves 1

White wine can be used instead of brandy.

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 417. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TIPSY CAKE; OR BRANDY TRIFLE. The old-fashioned mode of preparing this dish was to soak a fight sponge or Savoy cake in as much good French brandy as it could absorb ; then, to stick it full of blanched almonds cut into whole-length spikes, and to pour a rich cold boiled custard

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