Scripture Cake Recipes

Grandma's Scripture Cake Recipes Are Novelty Cake Recipes In The Form Of A Guessing Game

It's believed that Scripture cake recipes first appeared in the early nineteenth century; however, they might have originated at an earlier time.

This type of novelty cake recipe was very much in fashion at women's sewing bees and home Bible study groups in the 1830s to 1850s.

They were presented as a fun cake recipe or fun guessing game which tested the participants' knowledge of the Bible and their cooking abilities and prevented the gathering from indulging in idle tittle-tattle, though it's doubtful they were always successful in preventing the latter.

Accept the challenge. Get your Bible out and try these old-time Scripture cake recipes. Look up the Old Testament references if you need to, but try not to look at the list of ingredients, try to discern the ingredients needed from reading the Scripture passages. See how well you can solve the puzzle and bake a delicious fruit cake that will delight your family and friends.

Scripture Cake Recipe

This fun cake recipe is taken from Mom's handmade recipe scrapbook, circa 1929. Mom made this cake for us once and if I remember it correctly, it tasted really good.

4-1/2 cups cake flour; 1 Kings IV, 22
1 cup butter; Judges V, 25
2 cups sugar; Jeremiah VI, 20
2 cups raisins; 1 Samuel XXX, 12
2 cups figs; Nahum III, 12
2 cups almonds; Numbers XVII, 8
1/2 cup sour milk; Judges IV, 19
3 tablespoonfuls honey; 1 Samuel XIV, 25
Pinch of salt; Leviticus II, 13
6 eggs; Jeremiah XVII, 11
2 teaspoonfuls soda; Amos IV, 5
Season with spices to taste; II Chronicles IX, 9

Follow Solomon's prescription for making a good boy (Proverbs III, 12), and you will have a good cake. Bake in slow oven.

Scripture Cake Recipe

This novelty cake recipe is taken from Grandma's handwritten recipe book, circa 1912. You will have to study the Bible to solve this novelty cake recipe as there are no ingredients listed.

Remember, at the time these recipes were invented the women prided themselves on being able to make the cake without referring to their Bible. How is your knowledge of Old Testament Scripture?

Judges V, 25
Jeremiah VI, 20
Isaiah X, 14
1 Samuel XXX, 12
Genesis LXIII, 11
Exodus XVI, 31
Genesis XXIV, 17
1 Kings IV, 22
Leviticus II, 13
Amos IV, 5
Kings X, 10

Follow Solomon's advice for making good boys (Proverbs XXIII, 14), and you will have a good cake.

Blend all ingredients and beat well by hand. Pour into a buttered and lightly floured baking pan. Bake at a medium temperature for about three hours and allow to stand for 24 hours for the maximum flavor.

Scripture Cake Recipe

This old-fashioned, homemade cake recipe is taken from the book "My Pet Recipes Tried and True" compiled by the ladies and friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, published by The Daily Telegraph Printing House, Quebec, in 1900.

One cup butter; Judges V, 25
Four cups flour; I Kings IV, 22
Three cups sugar; Jeremiah VI, 20
Two cups raisins; I Samuel XXX, 12
Two cups figs; I Samuel XXX, 12
One cup water; Genesis XXIV, 17
One cup almonds; Jeremiah I, 11
Six eggs; Isaiah X, 14
One tablespoon honey; Exodus XVI, 21
One teaspoon cream; Exodus XII, 19
Baking powder, 3 teaspoons, and a pinch of salt; Job VI, 6
Spices to taste; I Kings X, 10

Follow Solomon's advice for making good boys and you will have a good cake; Proverbs XXIII, 13. -- Contributed by Mrs. Stocking

Each Scripture cake recipe is different, yet they all share similarities. If you enjoy solving puzzles, you will enjoy trying these fun cake recipes.

Don't be fooled though, these homemade cake recipes are similar to many old-time fruitcake recipes and will produce delicious dessert cakes you are sure to enjoy.

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