Biscuit Cake
This recipe is from an 18th century handwritten recipe book hosted at Wiki Commons. It has been rewritten in modern language, with some details added.
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1 pound butter, softened and cut in pieces
- 1 pound white granulated sugar
- 1 pound all-purpose flour
- ½ pod nutmeg, grated
- A few caraway seeds
Ingredients for 16 servings (1.8 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Beat together the eggs, butter, and sugar until very creamy.
- 2
Combine the flour, nutmeg, and caraway seeds.
- 3
Add the dry mixture to the egg mixture, and beat for 1 hour.
- 4
Transfer to a pan, and bake for 1 hour. Let cool and unmold.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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