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Nut Spice Cake

A dish that leans on butter and brown sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains nuts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup molasses
  • Yolks 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • ¼ nutmeg, grated
  • 1 cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces
  • ½ cup currants
  • ½ cup English walnut meats, cut in pieces
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup sour milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix the ingredients in the order given, preparing the nutmeg (grated), raisins (seeded and cut in pieces), and walnut meats (cut in pieces) as listed.
  2. This recipe makes two loaves.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories452
Protein5.7 g
Fat14.3 g
Carbs79.1 g
Fiber2.9 g
Sodium106 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States