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candied lemon peel.
Instead of this preserved apricots can be used.
The above quantities are for a large cake. This cake is very refreshing, and
nice when fresh fruits cannot be had.
47. Orange Cake. 1/2 pound of sugar, 6 ounces of grated almonds, 12 eggs, 2
ounces of flour and 2 tablespoonfuls of arrac. After stirring this together as
directed in the receipt for almond cake, bake 2 cakes. Then take 2 whole and the
yolks of 4 eggs, the juice of 4 oranges, the grated rind of an orange, the juice
of 2 lemons and 1/4 pound of sugar, put on the fire and whip with a beater until
it is quite thick. This cream is spread on one of the cakes, put the other on
this, and pour the following icing over the top: Mix the juice of 1 orange with
1/4 pound of sifted sugar and ltablespoon ful of water for 1/4 hour and spread
smoothly.
48. Apple Cake made of puff paste. Make a puff paste, take nice apples, 2 ounces
of almonds neatly sliced, 1-2 lemons, sugar, cinnamon and a few spoonfuls of
grated bread.
Roll one-half of the dough for an under crust and strew over it some grated
bread and then put on the sliced and cored apples with the almonds, lemon
slices, cinnamon and the necessary sugar; over the top put a crust, or a lattice
as given for gooseberry pie (No. 39). The cake is baked in a quick oven to a
nice yellow color.
49. A nice Apple Cake. Make a crust as given tinder No. 6 take some nice cooking
apples of uniform size, 1 cupful of white wine, 1 lemon, plenty of sugar and
some pounded almonds.
Roll the dough or else put it into a round mould and press it as given under No.
52. In the meantime peel the apples, halve them, and on the round side hack them
with a knife (but this must be done quickly so that they will not discolor), and
dip them into a mixture made of the wine, grated lemon peel and their juice,
almonds and sugar. Lay the cut side of the apple to the bottom of the cake and
bake in a moderate oven for 1 1/4 hours. When wished the cake can be dotted with
any kind of preserved fruits, and make an edge
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