Election Day cake recipe from Connecticut
Summary
Yield
Source North American traditions
Prep time 3 1⁄2 hours Recipes Snack Dinner Main meal United States North America New England Connecticut Challenging Bake America Dessert
Description
In colonial days, election days were very much celebrated. Celebration included speeches, parades, and festive food -of course, celebration is synonym of good food. One of the most characterisitc foods was a cake full of raisins and candied citrus peel, very much in the British tradition of fruit cakes.
Ingredients
1⁄2 Cup milk 1⁄2 Cup water (warm) 2 Package yeast (active dry yeast) 1 1⁄2 Cup flour (whole wheat, shifted) 1⁄2 Teaspoon nutmeg (ground) 1⁄2 Teaspoon clove (ground) 1⁄2 Cup margarine 3⁄4 Cup sugar 3 eggs (large, beaten) 1 Cup dried fruit (chopped) 1⁄2 Cup raisins 1⁄2 Cup candied citrus peel 1⁄4 Cup almonds (slivered) 1 Tablespoon butter 2 Cup all purpose flour (shifted) 1 Teaspoon salt 2 Teaspoon cinnamon 1⁄2 Teaspoon mace
Instructions
- Heat the milk until close to boiling point. You can stop when steam comes from the pan. Pour the milk into a large bowl.
- Put the warm water into the measuring cup and sprinkle in the yeast; no need to stir. Let stand until foam comes out, about 5 minutes. Add to the milk.
- Add whole wheat flour to the milk mixture. Mix until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand in a warm place for about 1 hour, the batter will rise and bubbles will appear.
- Grease a cake pan with butter.
- Sift all-purpose flour, salt, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, and cloves. Reserve for later.
- In another large bowl, cream the margarine and sugar together until fluffy. Add the eggs and mix thoroughly. Stir in now the batter previously let to rise.
- Add the dry ingredients gradually, mixing every time until well blended and smooth. You should get a thick batter.
- Stir in the dried fruit pieces, raisins, candied peel, and almond slivers.
- Turn the mixture into the greased pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for about 2 hours in a warm place.
- When the dough is almost ready, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake in the middle self for 50-55 minutes. Allow it to cool in the pan for 20 minutes before taking the cake out. Let it cool completely before serving.
Notes
- A wooden spoon works best to mix the batter and dough.
- You can use margerine or vegetable shortening instead of butter to grease the pan, or, the quickest way to do it, cooking oil spray.
- The inside of the microwave can be a good spot to let the cake dough rise. No drafts there!
- For this size, use a 10-inch cake pan. The cake dough will be ready for baking when it almost reaches the top of the pan.
- Use your favorite dried fruits for the filling: prunes, apricots, cranberries, blueberries, whatever you like.
Ingredienst, metric
125 ml
milk
125 ml
warm water
2
packages active dry yeast
175 g
sifted whole wheat flour
½ tsp
ground nutmeg
½ tsp
ground cloves
125 g
margarine
200 g
sugar
3
large eggs, beaten
150 g
chopped dried fruit
150 g
raisins
150 g
candied citrus peel
50 g
slivered almonds
25 g
butter
225 g
sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp
salt
2 tsp
cinnamon
½ tsp
mace
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 1/12 of the original recipe
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
337.07
Calories From Fat (32%)
108.59
% Daily Value
Total Fat 12.32g
19%
Saturated Fat 4.10g
21%
Cholesterol 73.02mg
24%
Sodium 306.15mg
13%
Potassium 209.75mg
6%
Carbohydrates 50.54g
17%
Dietary Fiber 2.83g
11%
Sugar 18.95g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 47.71g
Protein 7.55g
15%
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | North American traditions |
| Prep time | 3 1⁄2 hours |
| Recipes | Snack Dinner Main meal United States North America New England Connecticut Challenging Bake America Dessert |
Description
In colonial days, election days were very much celebrated. Celebration included speeches, parades, and festive food -of course, celebration is synonym of good food. One of the most characterisitc foods was a cake full of raisins and candied citrus peel, very much in the British tradition of fruit cakes.
Ingredients
| 1⁄2 | Cup | milk |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | water (warm) |
| 2 | Package | yeast (active dry yeast) |
| 1 1⁄2 | Cup | flour (whole wheat, shifted) |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | nutmeg (ground) |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | clove (ground) |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | margarine |
| 3⁄4 | Cup | sugar |
| 3 | eggs (large, beaten) | |
| 1 | Cup | dried fruit (chopped) |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | raisins |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | candied citrus peel |
| 1⁄4 | Cup | almonds (slivered) |
| 1 | Tablespoon | butter |
| 2 | Cup | all purpose flour (shifted) |
| 1 | Teaspoon | salt |
| 2 | Teaspoon | cinnamon |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | mace |
Instructions
- Heat the milk until close to boiling point. You can stop when steam comes from the pan. Pour the milk into a large bowl.
- Put the warm water into the measuring cup and sprinkle in the yeast; no need to stir. Let stand until foam comes out, about 5 minutes. Add to the milk.
- Add whole wheat flour to the milk mixture. Mix until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand in a warm place for about 1 hour, the batter will rise and bubbles will appear.
- Grease a cake pan with butter.
- Sift all-purpose flour, salt, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, and cloves. Reserve for later.
- In another large bowl, cream the margarine and sugar together until fluffy. Add the eggs and mix thoroughly. Stir in now the batter previously let to rise.
- Add the dry ingredients gradually, mixing every time until well blended and smooth. You should get a thick batter.
- Stir in the dried fruit pieces, raisins, candied peel, and almond slivers.
- Turn the mixture into the greased pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for about 2 hours in a warm place.
- When the dough is almost ready, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake in the middle self for 50-55 minutes. Allow it to cool in the pan for 20 minutes before taking the cake out. Let it cool completely before serving.
Notes
- A wooden spoon works best to mix the batter and dough.
- You can use margerine or vegetable shortening instead of butter to grease the pan, or, the quickest way to do it, cooking oil spray.
- The inside of the microwave can be a good spot to let the cake dough rise. No drafts there!
- For this size, use a 10-inch cake pan. The cake dough will be ready for baking when it almost reaches the top of the pan.
- Use your favorite dried fruits for the filling: prunes, apricots, cranberries, blueberries, whatever you like.
Nutrition factsServing size: 1/12 of the original recipe |
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Remarkable
Election Day cake belongs to the history of Connecticut. A recipe for a crowd size Election Cake appeared in Amelia Simmons cookbook, probably the first USA cookbook, printed around 1796. For many years, colonial women would boast about the quality of their cakes, later, the reputation of housewives as excellent hostesses would be based on the excellence of their cakes. Election Days have lost their festive appeal, but this cake has not. It has to be for a special day, though, as it takes long to prepare.
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