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| 1. To Make Starter: Mix 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 cups warm water, 1/4 ounce yeast in a bowl, cover and let stand over night (cover should be loose). Refrigerate and stir daily. On fifth day feed Herman one cup flour, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar; stir and refrigerate. Stir daily until 10th day. On 10th day remove 1 cup starter and feed as on fifth day. | 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease four 8 inch pans or three 9 inch pans. | 3. Mix together 1 cup starter, white sugar, self rising flour, salt, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, oil, eggs, raisins, 1 cup chopped nuts, honey (optional). Stir until combined. Pour into prepared pans. Top with sugar-nut topping. | 4. Dot with 1/2 cup butter or margarine and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Remove cakes from oven and pour glaze over still-warm cakes. | 5. To Make Sugar-Nut Topping: Mix together 1 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 cup chopped nuts. | 6. To Make Glaze: Combine 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons melted margarine, 2 tablespoons milk. Use immediately to glaze cake. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sourdough starter	1	cup		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
self rising flour	2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	2	teaspoons	ground	-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	2/3	cup		1252.7733	0.0	0.0	145.3333
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
raisin	1	cup		498.3	131.208	5.5935	0.759
walnut	1	cup	chopped	1927.12	0.0	0.0	218.0
honey	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
brown sugar	1	cup		836.0	215.798	0.264	0.0
purpose flour	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
walnut	1/4	cup	chopped	1927.12	0.0	0.0	218.0
butter	1/2	cup		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
confectioner sugar	1	cup	sifted	-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons	melted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
milk	2	tablespoons		18.3	1.4340000000000002	0.945	0.981

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.