Cookbook:Biscuit Cake

Biscuit Cake
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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

Procedure

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.