Blueberry Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups of flour
• 5 teasps. of baking-powder
• 1/2 teasp. of salt
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 tbsps. of melted butter
• 1 tbsp. of vanilla
• 2 cups of berries

Method

1. 1

   Sift 2 cups of flour with 5 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

2. 2

   Add 1 cup of sugar, 2 beaten egg yolks beaten again with 1/2 cup of milk, and 2 tablespoons of melted butter.

3. 3

   Beat well and add 1 tablespoon of vanilla, 2 cups of berries, well dredged in flour, the whites beaten stiff, and turn into a shallow pan well greased.

4. 4

   Bake 30 minutes in a slow oven.

5. 5

   When cool wrap the pan in a paper and put it in the picnic basket.

6. 6

   This cake requires no frosting and should be eaten while quite fresh.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from One hundred picnic suggestions (1915) by Linda Hull Larned, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Blueberry Cake Sift 2 cups of flour with 5 teasps. of baking-powder and }^ teasp. of salt. Add 1 cup of sugar, 2 beaten egg yolks beaten again with J^ cup of milk, and 2 tbsps. of melted butter. Beat well and add 1 tbsp. of vanilla, 2 cups of berries

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