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Antique Recipe For Almond Cake Recipe
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Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The following recipe was transcribed ver batim from
The Daily American
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
November 16, 1884
Prep:20m Cook:30m Servings:6
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Ingredients
- 8 oz sweet almonds
- 1 oz bitter almonds
- rose water OR
- egg whites
- 6 tblsp sifted sugar
- 8 beaten eggs
- 1/4 lb creamed butter
Directions
- A famous caterer gives the following recipe for almond cake:
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- blanche and pound in a mortar thoroughly eight ounces of sweet and one of bitter almonds;
- add a few drops of rose water, or white of egg every few minutes to prevent oiling;
- add six tablespoonfuls of sifted sugar and eight beaten eggs,
- sift in six tablespoonfuls of flour, and work it thoroughly with the mixture, adding gradually a quarter of a pound of creamed butter. Beat constantly or it will be heavy.
- Put a buttered paper into the cake tin, then pour the mixture into the tin, allowing room for it to rise.
- The oven should be a quick oven.
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invisiblechef 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I love this, I have the almonds in the fridge already ground left over from a dessert I made recently :)
shirleyoma 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Oh now this really sounds good! I need the almonds.. yummmmm
zena824 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Mystic... I love these old cake recipes... they should never die.... thanks for posting...
linebb956 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Stupid here... what is the difference between sweet and bitter... I only see one kind here..
mystic_river1 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Sweet and Bitter Almonds: There are two forms of the plant, one (often with white flowers) producing sweet almonds, and the other (often with pink flowers) producing bitter almonds. The kernel of the former contains a fixed oil and emulsion.
iffyo 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Yes,i know about these two kinds of almonds,
love it!!;)thanks!
noir 2 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Terrific! :)
trigger 2 days, 22 hours ago said:
You have quite the treasure trove when it comes to recipe collections. Again you have amazed me with this wonderful Antique Recipe For Almond Cake.
Now I will have to adjust my oven to "Quick" lol before I bake this beauty.
Michael