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Currant Cakes (Old-Fashioned Christmas Drop Cakes recipe image
This International dessert features Sugar 1 lb Butter, Egg 3/4 lb Flour, Salt 1/2 lb Currants, Lemon, juice of 1 ea Lemon. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 1
Calories: 679.0
Dietary: Vegetarian
Description
This International dessert features Sugar 1 lb Butter, Egg 3/4 lb Flour, Salt 1/2 lb Currants, Lemon, juice of 1 ea Lemon. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1 lbs Sugar
  • 1 lbs Butter
  • 6 whole Egg
  • 3/4 lbs Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 lbs Currants
  • 1 whole Lemon, juice of
  • 1 whole Lemon, rind of
Directions
  1. 1
    Mix the currants with some of the flour.
  2. 2
    Work butter and sugar together to a smooth cream, then slowly work in whole eggs one at a time.
  3. 3
    Add a little of the flour, rind and juice of the lemon and salt.
  4. 4
    Work in slowly the rest of the flour and the currants.
  5. 5
    Drop by spoonfuls on large buttered pans, pressing flat with a knife as the cakes are better when very thin.
  6. 6
    A good plan is to
  7. 7
    heat the pan a bit and
  8. 8
    allow the cakes to
  9. 9
    melt as much as possible before putting them in the oven to
  10. 10
    bake .
  11. 11
    Be sure to butter the pans thoroughly; otherwise, the thin cakes will be difficult to remove.
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Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 679.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16.6g26%
Saturated Fat 5.0g25%
Cholesterol 559.5mg187%
Sodium 1406.4mg59%
Total Carbohydrate 117.4g40%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g3%
Sugars 115.8g
Protein 19.8g40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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