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
- Beat together the eggs, butter, and sugar until very creamy.
- Combine the flour, nutmeg, and caraway seeds.
- Add the dry mixture to the egg mixture, and beat for 1 hour.
- Transfer to a pan, and bake for 1 hour. Let cool and unmold.