tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988595078035928499.post7260000332351720171..comments2024-03-08T11:59:25.960-05:00Comments on Sew 18th Century: A Great CakeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17389956220705741311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988595078035928499.post-61074361164802857352011-11-09T20:12:15.046-05:002011-11-09T20:12:15.046-05:00It sounds a lot like a traditional fruit cake, Nat...It sounds a lot like a traditional fruit cake, Natalie, only I've not heard of the nifty trick of cooking the icing. And having such light fruits in it gives it a goldier colour than usual. I'd be willing to bet, putting my technical cook hat on, that the rather odd method of combining the ingredients and the egg heavy proportions have more to do with the limitations of hand mixing a dense cake, and the more modern proportions and methods are a vast improvement. But I know this isn't about improvement ,it's about rediscovery! :)MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988595078035928499.post-13200644299596389562011-11-09T19:18:51.153-05:002011-11-09T19:18:51.153-05:00Looks delicious! Every year I make many Pound Cake...Looks delicious! Every year I make many Pound Cakes for the <a href="http://www.janeaustenfestival.com.au" rel="nofollow">Jane Austen Festival Australia</a> using 6 eggs per cake and it just works - any more and it would be too moist in the middle. I started out using high tins and now use a baking tray so that it cooks more evenly, though doesn't look so romantic. However the rectangular shape makes it much easier to cut for many hungry people.Aylwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522598956584641071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988595078035928499.post-10169973319070063312011-11-09T18:11:05.268-05:002011-11-09T18:11:05.268-05:00I don't think it's because it was bad (I t...I don't think it's because it was bad (I thought it was yummy!), but because we were all too full to eat dessert!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736341027717526617noreply@blogger.com