Cocoanut Cakes I
A dish with fresh grated cocoanut and whites 1½ eggs at the center.
contains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- ½ lb. fresh grated cocoanut
- Whites 1½ eggs
- 6 ozs. sugar and glucose, using one mixing-spoon glucose
- _German Confectioner_
Steps
- Cook cocoanut, sugar, and glucose in double boiler until mixture clings to spoon, add whites of eggs, stir vigorously, and cook until mixture feels sticky when tried between the fingers. Spread in a wet pan, cover with wet paper, and chill on ice. Shape in small balls, first dipping hands in cold water. Bake twenty minutes in a slow oven on a tin sheet greased with white wax.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 397 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11.3 g |
| Fat | 5.7 g |
| Carbs | 76.5 g |
| Fiber | 11.3 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States