Cornish Recipes > Cornish Great Cake
20 cups flour
6 cups sugar
14 cups currants
peel 2 oranges
1 pint of canary (type of wine)
1/2 pint rosewater
43 eggs (using the white of only half of these eggs)
1 cup citron
(note: there was also reference to an ingredient which was referred to as "perfume". This doesn't appear to have a modern equivalent)
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Add the eggs and the flour, beating well.
- Stir in the currants.
- Stir in all the other ingredients.
- Bake in a slow oven until cooked.
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How to make Cornish Great Cake:
This is a recipe dating back to 1763. The word great is used with reference not only to the size of the cake but to its expense and importance. It would have been made for a lavish celebration.
Ingredients
10 cups butter, creamed20 cups flour
6 cups sugar
14 cups currants
peel 2 oranges
1 pint of canary (type of wine)
1/2 pint rosewater
43 eggs (using the white of only half of these eggs)
1 cup citron
(note: there was also reference to an ingredient which was referred to as "perfume". This doesn't appear to have a modern equivalent)
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Mix the sugar with the creamed butter.- Add the eggs and the flour, beating well.
- Stir in the currants.
- Stir in all the other ingredients.
- Bake in a slow oven until cooked.
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If you have any questions you want to ask or any information you want to share please visit our friendly community forum.
Here are some of the topics being discussed at the moment:
- More Cornish Recipes in The Green Chronicle.
- Buy Cookery Books in The Green Chronicle's Book Store.
- See other Cornish Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
- Visit The Green Chronicle Shop
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