Original Receipt in 'The Book of Household Management', 1861, edited by Isabella Beeton (See Mrs.B)ALMOND CAKE.
1752. INGREDIENTS. -½ lb. of sweet almonds, 1 oz. of bitter almonds, 6 eggs, 8 tablespoonfuls of sifted sugar, 5 tablespoonfuls of fine flour, the grated rind of 1 lemon, 3 oz. of butter.
Mode. - Blanch and pound the almonds to a paste; separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs; beat the latter, and add them to the almonds. Stir in the sugar, flour, and lemon-rind; add the butter, which should be beaten to a cream; and when all these ingredients are well mixed, put in the whites of the eggs, which should be whisked to a stiff froth. Butter a cake-mould, put in the mixture, and bake in a good oven from 1-¼ to 1-¾ hour.
Time. - 1-¼ to 1-¾ hour. Average cost, 1s.
Seasonable at any time.