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Four quarters

It's "the simpliest cake in the world", called four quarters, because it's made with 1/4 eggs, 1/4 sugar, 1/4 flour and 1/4 butter.

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 3 Fours quarters, you will need:

1 9 Eggs
2 0 kg 2 g caster sugar
3 0 kg 3 g flour
4 0 kg 2 g butter

Change these quantities to make: 1 Four quarters 2 Fours quarters 3 Fours quarters

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How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
50 min.	25 min.	1 hour 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat oven to 180°C or 356°F now, so it will be at the right temperature when the cake is ready.

Weigh 9 Eggs and note the weight.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Weigh the same amount of sugar, put in a bowl.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Weigh the same amount of flour, put in a bowl.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Weigh the same amount of butter, put in a bowl.

Put butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Mix well with a spatula.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Add flour, through a fine sieve if possible, to prevent lumps.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Mix well.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Add 9 Eggs.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Mix well again.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Pour batter into a mould or tin, preferably non-stick.

Stage 11 - 25 min.

Put in the oven for about 25 minutes.

Check cooking (ask an adult for help with this).

Stage 12

And that's it.

Remarks

It's already delicious just as it is, but you could add some fruit (apples, pears, apricots, ...) cut in pieces, and mixed into the batter before putting in the mould or tin. See how to to this.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, folded in an aluminum foil.

Source

Mom, when I was a young boy (a long long time ago...).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,407 Kcal or 31,012 Kj	100 gr	784 gr	430 gr
370 %	38 %	74 %	65 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
412 Kcal or 1,725 Kj	6 gr	44 gr	24 gr
21 %	2 %	4 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 Fours quarters : 5.29 €
Per Four quarters : 1.76 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio cream, Nonettes, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Diamond biscuits, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mug cake, Chocolate mousse, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Vanilla ice cream, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Franche-Comté sticks, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Moist Lemon Cake, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Invisible apple cake, Gâteau Basque , Brownies, Oven omelette, Stuffed baguette , ... All

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