Crumb Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Crumb flour, baking powder, sugar and butter, then add milk and eggs.

2. 2

   Makes three large layers.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup molasses; 1 cup sweet milk; % cup boiling water ; 2 cups chopped nuts; y2 cup citron; 2 cups raisins; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; % teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon each of allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Flour enough to make a stiff batter. Bake in layers and put together with filling. CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FILLING: 2 cups sugar; y2 cup grated chocolate; y2 cup sweet milk; butter the size of an egg. Mix and cook to a syrup thick enough to spread. MRS. MAT TIE B. HARRIS. Crumb Layer Cake. 2 cups flour; 2 eggs; % cup butter; 1 cup milk; 1% cups sugar; 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder

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