Jelly Cake

Ingredients

• one cupful of sugar
• one-half cupful of butter
• three-fourths of a cupful of sweet milk
• two beaten eggs
• two cupfuls of flour
• two teaspoonfuls of baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Mix all ingredients and bake in three layers.

2. 2

   Spread jelly between layers and frost the top.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The century cook book (1894) by Jennie A. Hansey, page 75. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

jelly cake tins. The dark layers will have to bake longer than the light ones. In arranging the loaf have a dark layer at the bottom, a light one next, and so on, having a light layer for the top. Put frosting between each layer, and on the top and sides. Gaelic Fruit Cake. Cream two teacupfuls of sugar and one of butter; add gradually oneteacupful of milk, then the beaten yolks of nine eggs, four teacupfuls of flour sifted and mixed while dry with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. While beating in the flour add the whites of the eggs whipped to a froth. Flavor to taste. In putting the cake in the pan place first a thin layer of cake, then sprinkle in a portion of the following three kinds of fruit mixed together: One pound of raisins seeded and chopped, half a pound of currants, and one-fourth pound of citron sliced thin. Follow with a layer of cake, then a layer of fruit, and so on, finish- ing with a thin layer of cake. Bake in a moderate oven for two hours. It is perhaps needless to add that the currants should be washed and dried before using. 128 Layer Cakes 129 Cocoanut Cake. One-half cupful of butter and two cupfuls of sugar rubbed to a cream; stir in a cupful of sweet milk, then three cupfuls of flour and four tea- spoonfuls of baking powder; last of all, the whites of five eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Bake in three or four layers. Grate the meat of a fresh cocoanut, be careful to first remove all the shell. Make a frosting of the whites of two eggs and a large cupful of powdered sugar; put a layer of frosting and then one of the grated The Palm Tree. cocoanut between each layer of cake, cover the top and sides with frosting, and sprinkle thickly with the cocoanut. Prepared cocoanut can be used if the other is not obtainable. Jelly Cake. Stir together one cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of butter, three-fourths of a cupful of sweet milk, two beaten eggs, two cupfuls of flour

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