Ingredients
7 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 cup potato starch
1/2 cup strong coffee
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp cocoa
3/4 cup cake meal
Directions
Pour hot coffee over finely chopped nuts. Cool. Add 2 tsp. cocoa.
Beat whites with salt until they stand in soft peaks. Add half of
sugar in gradually beating until stiff. Beat yolks well, add rest of
sugar beating until thick. Add coffee mixture to yolks, blending
well. Add sifted meal and starch and blend. Fold into beaten egg
whites. Place in tube pan and bake in 325 F. oven for 1 hr. or longer.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Cake; Dessert
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be found far back into the distant past, at least as far as early Egypt, and maybe even further. In practice though, sadly, these early cookbooks were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe in existence, according to experts is a collection of clay tablets in the Sumerian language which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who drank it feel exhilarated. As we move into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a roman called Apicius created a few scripts describing recipes enjoyed by wealthy roman citizens. He tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into appetizers, main meal and afters, something we still use today. Additionally, he recounts how the ancient cooks were skilled in the use of many herbs, including some that we all recognise for example thyme, rue and dill. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, we find two interesting books which appeared in the 1300s - a recipe book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary named `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, these two books are unconnected to the curry that is familiar to us all today, but rather recipes for the types of food on the menus of the rich and powerful. In the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us many foods and herbs from Arab countries, including spices such as coriander, basil and rosemary. These new culinary innovations led to an eruption in manuscripts on cooking, most of which still exist in private libraries. Over the next few hundred years, the families of Europe competed with each other to serve up the most extravagent meals, and as a consequence, chefs and their recipes became highly prized. Notwithstanding that, it was during the 19th century that cooking and recipe books became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, verifying, and recording the recipes of their peers. When we get to the 1900s, cookbooks were in high demand, mostly as a result of more people being able to read, increased leisure time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Amocha Sponge Cake recipe.
