The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 2120 — English Cake
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2120 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
The printed original contains an ingredient table without separate directions. For a six-person portion it specifies butter, sugar, yolks, flour, lemon zest and four whipped egg whites.
Mix in the manner of preceding English cakes, bake and glaze; that preparation detail is contextual rather than present in this entry.
To provide
⅓ pound butter and ⅓ glass sugar 8 yolks and ¼ pound flour, ¾ glass | Zest of 1 lemon and 4 whipped whites Glaze |
Historical editorial note: No standalone method is printed in this source. No source instructions are invented.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2120. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.