Antique Recipe For Almond Cake Recipe

Antique Recipe for Almond Cake

From mystic_river1 16 years ago

The following recipe was transcribed ver batim from The Daily American Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee November 16, 1884

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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magali777 15 years ago
mmmmmmm...
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trigger ate it and 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
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noir 15 years ago
Terrific! :)
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iffyo 16 years ago
Yes,i know about these two kinds of almonds,
love it!!;)thanks!
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mystic_river1 16 years ago
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.
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linebb956 16 years ago
Stupid here... what is the difference between sweet and bitter... I only see one kind here..
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zena824 16 years ago
Mystic... I love these old cake recipes... they should never die.... thanks for posting...
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shirleyoma 16 years ago
Oh now this really sounds good! I need the almonds.. yummmmm
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invisiblechef 16 years ago
I love this, I have the almonds in the fridge already ground left over from a dessert I made recently :)
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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

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