Sontag Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 lb sifted flour
• 1/2 lb of butter
• 1 lb of treacle
• 1 grated nutmeg
• A small amount of pounded mace and cinnamon
• 1 oz of pounded ginger
• 1/2 oz of blanched sweet almonds
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Add treacle to butter and heat the mixture until the butter is melted.
2. When the butter is cold again, stir in beaten eggs and the rest of the ingredients.
3. Shape into small round cakes and bake them on a pan.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Devon Knudsen
Louisiana Anthology
December 8, 2020