Cream Cake

Ingredients

• Two table-spoons butter
• 2 tea-cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• half tea-cup sweet milk
• 2 table-spoons cold water
• 2 tea-cups flour
• 2 tea-spoons baking pow-der

Method

1. 1

   Bake quickly on 3 or 4 round tins.

2. 2

   The cream for same is half pint milk, half tea-cup sugar, small piece butter, 1 egg, 1 table-spoon corn-starch.

3. 3

   Boil until very thick.

4. 4

   When nearly cold flavor with vanilla.

5. 5

   When the cakes are cool put them together with it.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide (1882) by M'Millan, Alexander M. D., page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CREAM CAKE. Two table-spoons butter, 2 tea-cups sugar, 3 eggs, half tea-cup sweet milk, 2 table-spoons cold water, 2 tea-cups flour, 2 tea-spoons baking pow- der. Bake quickly on 3 or 4 round tins. The ** cream" for same is half pint milk, half tea-cup sugar, small piece butter, i egg, i table-spoon corn-starch. Boil until very thick. When nearly cold flavor with vanilla. When the cakes are cool put them together with it. GOLD AND SILVER CAKE. One tea-cup white sugar, half tea-cup butter, whites of 4 eggs, two-thirds tea-cup sweet milk, 2 tea-cups flour, 2 tea-spoons baking powder

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