Nut Spice Cake

A dish that leans on butter and brown sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains nuts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup molasses
  • Yolks 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • ¼ nutmeg, grated
  • 1 cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces
  • ½ cup currants
  • ½ cup English walnut meats, cut in pieces
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup sour milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix ingredients in the order given. This recipe makes two loaves.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories452
Protein5.7 g
Fat14.3 g
Carbs79.1 g
Fiber2.9 g
Sodium106 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States