In the delightful realm of riddle recipes, our scripture cakes number among many other examples of culinary evangelism the world over, all mere echoes of a far more textured oral tradition. This old Southern recipe for a dense, rich spice cake is typical. Here the ingredient is provided before the verse, which of course you’d not do for a cooking lesson.
½ cup butter (Judges 5:25)
1 ½ cups white sugar (Jeremiah 6:20)
3 eggs (Isaiah 10:14)
2 cups all-purpose flour (1 Kings 4:22)
2 teaspoons baking powder (Luke 13:21)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (1 Kings 10:10)
1 teaspoon ground mace (1 Kings 10:10)
1 teaspoon ground cloves (1 Kings 10:10)
½ teaspoon salt (Leviticus 2:13)
½ cup water (Genesis 43:24)
1 tablespoon honey (Proverbs 24:13)
1 cup figs (1 Samuel 30:11)
1 cup raisins (1 Samuel 30:11)
½ cup almonds (Genesis 43:11)
Follow Solomon’s prescription for unruly boys in Proverbs 23:14.
Bake at 350 until springy and toothpick dry.
