To Make a Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of Flour
• 3 ozs. of Dripping
• | lb. of Currants or Sultanas
• | lb. of Sugar
• ^ pint of Milk
• ^ teaspoonful of Mixed Spice
• 1 teaspoonful of Baking Powder
• 1 Egg

Method

1. 1

   Rub the dripping into the flour; clean the currants; mix all the dry ingredients.

2. 2

   Beat the egg and milk together, add it to the dry ingredients, beat it well; pour the mixture into a greased cake-tin.

3. 3

   Bake for 1 hour.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Instruction in cookery (London School Board receipts) (1890) by London (England). School Board, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO MAKE A CAKE (FRUIT). Ingredients : — | lb. of Flour. 5 lb. of Fruit (Currants or Sultanas). 2 ozs. of Dripping. 2 ozs. of Sugar. 1 oz. of Peel. 1 Egg. \ gill of Milk. 2 teaspoonfuls of Baking Powder. A little Salt. Method : — Grease a oake-tin with dripping. Wash and dry the currants; rub in a cloth ; pick off the stalks. If sultanas are used, rub them in a cloth with a little flour ; pick off stalks. Cut peel in small pieces. Break egg into a basin, see that it is fresh ; beat up with a fork ; add milk. Put flour into another basin, mix in salt ; rub dripping in Tightly ; mix in with a wooden spoon the baking powder, sugar, fruit and peel; make into a very stiff paste with the egg and milk ; if not quite moist enough, a little water may be used. Turn into tin ; bake in a hot oven for one hour or more. To see if the cake is done, put a skewer into it ; if it come out clean the cake is done ; then turn out of tin and put on its side to get cold. Time, 1| heur. (50) TO MAKE A CAKE (SEED). Ingredients : — 10 ozs. of Flour. 2 ozs. of Dripping. 2 ozs. of Sugar. 2 teaspoonfuls of Caraway Seeds. 1 teaspoonful of Baking Powder. A little Salt. 1 Egg. A gill or more Milk. 38 Method : — Grease a cake-tin. Break egg into a basin, see that it is fresh ; beat up with a fork ; add milk. Put flour into another basin ; add salt ; mix it with the flour ; rub dripping in lightly ; mix in with a spoon the baking powder, seeds and sugar. Make it a very stiff paste with egg and milk. Turn it into a tin ; bake in a hot oven about 1 hour. When done, turn it out of tin, and put on its side to get cold. Cake should not be cut hot. Time, 1 j hour. (51) TO MAKE A CAKE. Ingredients : — 1 lb. of Flour. 3 ozs. of Dripping. | lb. of Currants or Sultanas. | lb. of Sugar. ^ pint of Milk. ^ teaspoonful of Mixed Spice

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