Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
vegetariannut-free
Lead Cake
From The encyclopædia of practical cookery, 1890
Serves 3
Ensure the cake is thick and well-baked.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- 2qts. of flour
- loz. of salt
- 2Joz. of sugar
- 21b. of butter
- twelve eggs
Method
Mix flour, salt, sugar, and butter.
Add beaten eggs, roll out, spread with butter, fold, cut edges, prick top, brush with egg yolks, and bake for 1.5 hours.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Lead Cake. — Put into a basin 2qts. of flour, loz. of salt, 2Joz. of sugar, 21b. of butter, and mix well together ; add twelve eggs
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