1687 J. Shirley viii. 70 To make Musk-Cakes. Take half a pound of red Roses,..add four grains of Musk: mix them well to a thickness, make them into Cakes, and dry them in the Sun.
1704 ‘R. G.’ 154 Curious Civet, or Musk-Cakes, to lay amongst Cloths, or for Ladies to carry in their Bosoms.