No. 2089 — English Wedding Cake
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2089 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Cream one pound butter until pale. Separately cream half a pound sugar with two thirds pound eggs, weighing the eggs with their shells, then combine.
Add one third pound ground almonds and one and one third pounds currants previously washed, sorted and thoroughly dried.
Season with one zolotnik each nutmeg, ground cloves and cinnamon and a little ginger, and mix thoroughly with two thirds pound flour.
Add half a glass Malaga and half a glass French wine.
Line a small sieve with buttered paper on a baking sheet, fill with batter and bake.
To provide
For six people: ½ pound butter and ¼ pound sugar, about ½ glass ⅓ pound eggs, about 3 medium ⅙ pound almonds, about ½ glass ⅔ pound currants, about 2 glasses ½ zolotnik nutmeg, one small nut | ½ zolotnik cloves, about 35 ½ zolotnik cinnamon, about a teaspoon A little ginger ⅓ pound flour, about 1 glass ½ glass Malaga and ⅓ glass red wine ½ spoonful butter to grease |