Raised Fruit Cake.

A dish made with raised dough and butter.

Cake.

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 3 gills of raised dough
  • 1 gill of butter
  • 1/2 gill of wine
  • 1 gill of flour
  • 2 gills of sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of soda
  • 3 tablespoonfuls of water
  • 1/2 of a nutmeg, grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 pound of raisins
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 gill of butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

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

Steps

  1. Dissolve the soda in the cold water and work into the dough. Now add the butter, sugar, nutmeg, wine, and the eggs, well beaten. Mix all thoroughly, and then beat in the flour. Stir in the raisins, and put into a deep well buttered bread-pan to rise for one hour. Bake for an hour and a half in a moderately hot oven.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories417
Protein8.5 g
Fat4.3 g
Carbs92.3 g
Fiber6.7 g
Sodium60 mg

Source

Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three (Parloa, Maria, 1843-1909, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States