Scripture cake

At our Plants of the Bible program earlier this month, we served a sampling of Scripture Cake. This old time recipe is based on ingredients found in Bible verses. As a favor for the evening, our guests received a package of the spices used in the cake along with the recipe and the Bible verses listed. A good hearty spice cake that includes raisins, figs and almonds, many of the attendees remembered it as something their grandmother used to make. Although this recipe says to bake it in a loaf…

Some time ago, I was reading an American history book by Amy Puetz that shared what has to be one of the tastiest ways ever to do Bible study as a family. The project is called a Scripture cake. Some historians believe the idea started with the Puritans, but others disagree. We will probably never know for sure where the idea got started, but it is a fun way to bake eternal truths into your heart and the hearts of your children. The Puritans had a simple but clever way to write a recipe in a…

Scripture Cake with burnt Jeremiah Syrup is a very old recipe once used to teach young girls bible verses while learning to bake. Recipe ingredients are determined by looking up scripture. Burnt Jeremiah Syrup is poured over the delicious cake and then sprinkled with almonds. Can you figure out the recipe?

You can find each scripture cake ingredient mentioned in the passage that follows it.

Search the scripture for your ingredients: This is the first scripture to look up. Key Words:butter, sweet cane, eggs, fine flour, salt, leavened, sweet cinnamon, spices,...

These old fashioned Scripture cake recipes are truly unique. Imagine a novelty baking game that tests one's Bible knowledge while baking a delicious fruitcake.

SCRIPTURE cake? Yes, you read that right, where Bible study meets baking.

These old fashioned Scripture cake recipes are truly unique. Imagine a novelty baking game that tests one's Bible knowledge while baking a delicious fruitcake.