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October 14, 1876
Middletown Transcript
Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware
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A 19th-century recipe for breakfast cake made with light bread dough, sugar, butter, eggs, soda, raisins, and spices, baked in layers.
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BREAKFAST CAKE. - One and a half coffee cups of light bread dough, two ditto of white sugar, one-half teacup of butter, three eggs, one-half teaspoon of soda, one teacup of stoned raisins. Cloves, cinnamon, or nutmeg to taste.
Rub the raisins in flour. Stir the batter with the hand, and if not thick enough add a bit of flour. Put a layer of batter in a deep, round baking pan, then a layer of raisins, until all the batter is in the dish. Place the pan in a warm place for two hours, or until the mixture is light; bake.
Rub the raisins in flour. Stir the batter with the hand, and if not thick enough add a bit of flour. Put a layer of batter in a deep, round baking pan, then a layer of raisins, until all the batter is in the dish. Place the pan in a warm place for two hours, or until the mixture is light; bake.
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Recipe
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Breakfast Cake
Recipe
Baking
Raisins
Dough
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Recipe instructions for preparing and baking a breakfast cake with layered batter and raisins.