How To make Election Cake

Historical Baking, Episode 6: Election Cake and Special Guest Dr. Sue Stanfield

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In this episode we explore the history of election cakes with special guest and election cake expert, Dr. Sue Stanfield from University of Texas, El Paso.
You can find Dr. Stanfield's podcast, Pod-Textualizing the Past at:
And the podcast episode about cooking at:
You can find out more about Amelia Simmons and her cookbook, American Cookery, at:
And a copy of the cookbook at:


Election Cake
Original recipe:
Two pounds Sugar,
Three quarters of a pound of butter,
One pint of milk made into a sponge,
four eggs,
Two tablespoonsful of cinniamon,
And flour enough to make a dough.
Set a sponge the evening before with a pint of milk, a gill of yeast, a little salt, and flour enough to make a thick batter. The next morning stir the butter and sugar together, whisk the eggs, and add to it with the sponge and other ingredients, and flour enough to form a dough. Knead it, butter your pan, put in the dough; let it rise. When it is light bake it.


My version (that was probably too dry), half recipe (in US measurements because I have a lot of work to do and don't have the energy to convert to metric, I'm sorry)
For the sponge:

1/4 cup natural yeast
1 cup milk
pinch of salt
1.5 cup flour
For the dough:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter (room temperature)
2 eggs
1tbsp cinnamon
3.5 cups flour
Pinch of salt
Mix the yeast, milk, salt, and 1.5 cup flour in a bowl and let sit for 6-8 hours to form a sponge.
When it has sponged, mix the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk the eggs and add them, cinnamon, salt, and yeast sponge to the bowl. Add in the 3.5 cups flour and knead to form the dough. Butter your baking pan, put in the dough, cover it, and leave it to rise until it is light. Bake in a 350F oven for 25-30 minutes.


Please note that mine did not work. If I make this again, I will halve the amount of flour in the second stage of dough-making and use a different pan (perhaps the tube pans that Dr. Stanfield talked about) and maybe that would allow the dough to rise.


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18th Century Bribery Election Cake ~~ It’s a thing!! ????????????

Election Cake
Mix 1 c warm water
1 pkg yeast
1T sugar
1 T coconut oil or vegetable
2 1/2c flour
Mix. Cover. Rise overnight. Sleep.
Morning:
In separate bowl cream:
2 sticks soft butter
2 c dark brown sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
1 T lemon rind
Mix well
In superstar bowl:
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2t baking soda
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t mace
1/2t nutmeg
(Or I simply used 1 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice)
1/2t salt
Whisk together and add to butter mixture.
Add:
1 c raisins
1 c dried cranberries
Soaked in 1 c buttermilk (original recipe used 1 c whiskey ????) you could use apple juice also.
Stir batter into yeast mixture and stir very well.
Prepare 3 loaf pans. Spray. I sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar????. Tastes so good. Fill.
Cover and rise one hour.
Bake 350 for almost an hour. Keep eye on it. Do not overbake.
YOURE GONNA LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!♥️????????????????????????????????

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Traditional Election Day Cake Recipe!

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Delicious and Traditional Election Day cake Recipe

2 cups chopped dried fruit
1/3 cup spiced rum or brandy
2 TBSP orange extract
1 cup milk
1 TBSP yeast
1 stick butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
melted butter
granulated sugar

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