Sweet Baked Goods Ohio Wedding Cake (Mrs. K.)

Antique Photograph Cabinet Card of Wedding from Duluth, MN (c.1890s)
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This recipe for "Ohio Wedding Cake" comes from Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book, published in 1846. It calls for almost the exact same ingredients and proportions as Lydia Maria Child's 1830s recipe, but the instructions are more clear. While this is a "wedding cake" recipe, it makes a wonderful holiday dessert.

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Note: A gill is equal to one-half cup or four fluid ounces.

 

[donna]

It would be a great cake for Christmas.

 

[Mrs. V]

Sounds like it is on the fruit-cake end of the spectrum of cakes. And I love fruit cake!

 

[Harms88]

I was going to say it's similar to what my mom would make (she's the cake maker not only in the immediate family but also my extended family her side). But the more ingredients I read, the less it would resemble something she would make.

 

[JOHN42768]

Never seen a recipe with teacup measurments

 

[lupaglupa]

Never seen a recipe with teacup measurments

That's pretty common - roughly the equivalent of our modern day cup.

 

[lupaglupa]

This looks good! Wedding cakes used to be more like fruitcake. Many people sent guests home with their cake rather than serve it at the wedding.