Layer Cake

Ingredients

• Cream % cup of butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• the yolks of 3 or 4 eggs
• 3 cups of flour
• 3 tsps. of Rumford baking powder
• 1 cup of milk
• flavor

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter with sugar.

2. 2

   Beat the yolks of eggs until light, add sugar, and beat again.

3. 3

   Combine mixtures.

4. 4

   Sift flour with baking powder and add alternately with milk.

5. 5

   Fold in beaten egg whites, flavor, and bake in layers in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Memorial Hall cook book (1919) by Willow Grove Memorial Hall (Willow Grove, Pa.), page 37. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

layer cake or gems; white icing. Filling: One cup boiling water, juice of lemon, 1 tsp. butter, % cup sugar, IV2 tspn. corn starch, 12 English Walnuts. Cut fine. — Mrs. George Howard. Food for Angels Mix 2 scant cupfuls flour and IV2 teaspoons of Rumford baking powder. Cream Y2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar; add IY2 cups milk and the flour alternately, then V2 teaspoon vanilla, and beaten whites For ART-NEEDLEWORK YARNS or GIFTS FOR THE BRIDE VISIT The Clover Shop in Glenside Bell Phone, Ogontz 10-97 J 8 East Mt Carmel Ave. DEPENDABLE DELIVERY is quite a consideration in placing your order for LUMBER ~ BUILDING MATERIALS When we secure your order you can rest assured that it is placed with a firm that is known for FAIR DEALING, GOOD SERVICE, PROMPT DELIVERIES. SAMUEL L. SCHIVELY LUMBER AND COAL COMPANY Jenkintown, Pa. and Willow Grove, Pa. 80 Mortgage investments for sale Jenkintown Bank and Trust Company of four eggs. Bake in three layer tins in hot oven. To boiled icing add Yz cup mashed banana for filling, and dust with powdered sugar. —Mrs. John R. Howarth. Fruit Cake One cup sugar, 1 cup water, 2 cups raisins, % cup lard, 2 tspns. cinnamon, 1 tspn. cloves, % tspn. nutmeg. Boil 3 minutes. When cold add 1 tspn. baking soda and 1% cups flour. — Mrs. Addie Erwin. Delicious Fruit Cake One cup butter. 4 eggs, 3 cups flour, 1 cup currants, 1 cup figs, 1 cup almonds and walnuts mixed, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup citron, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup milk, lYz tspns. Rumford baking powder. Cream butter and sugar and add well-beaten eggs. Add milk alternately with flour, baking powder and Yz tspn. salt sifted together. Chop fruit and nuts and dredge with flour; mix together. Bake in moderate oven 1Y& hours. — Mrs. William Blythe. Ginger Cake Mix Yt. cup brown sugar, Yz cup baking molasses, Ys cup shorten- ing. Add Y2 cup sour cream or milk, 1 tspn. soda (dissolved in a little hot water), 1 tspn. cinnamon, 1 tspn ginger, and 2 cups flour. Beat well and pour into buttered pan; bake in slow oven. — Phoebe E. McCartney. SUNTHEIMER'S BAKERY Hatboro, Pa. Bell Phone, Oak Lane 1773 J H. R. PRINDLE Automobile Repairs 1407 72nd AVENUE, OAK LANE, PHILA. Allen 6c Lafayette Tires and Tubes I. X. L. Body Braces Both Phones HARRY W. WILCKE "Yours for Better Plumbing'* HATBORO, PA. 81 Try KNOX ACIDULATED GELATINE with the Lemon Flavor endosed. Ginger Bread Half pound of butter; half pound sugar; three pints flour; six eggs; one pint N. O. molasses; two tablespoons ginger; one teaspoon cinnamon; one pint sour milk; one teaspoon soda. Beat butter to a cream ; add sugar ; then the beaten eggs and soda dissolved in a table- spoonful of boiling water. Add nutmeg to taste; beat all together until smooth. Bake slowly forty-five minutes. — Mrs. Geo. Nice. Ginger Bread Beat 3 eggs, 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar together. Dissolve Vz tsp. baking soda in IV2 cups thick milk, and add. Then add 1 tblsp. ginger, 1 cup molasses, and 4 cups flour. — Mrs. A. B. Steven- son. Ice Cream Cake One-half cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 4 tspn. Rumford baking powder, whites 4 eggs, vanilla. Follow recipe for mixing any butter cake, putting whites of eggs in last. Bake in layers and ice with ice cream frosting. Ice Cream Frosting One cup sugar, 3 tblsps. hot water, white of 1 egg, XA tspn. vanilla. Make a syrup of the sugar and water, boiling until it threads. Pour syrup on beaten white of egg, beating constantly until of right con- sistency to spread. Add vanilla. — Mrs. Eva F. Stuckert. J. J. CONROY AUTHORIZED DEALER FORD LINCOLN FORDSON DOYLESTOWN, PA. MEN Natatorium WOMEN Athletics Socials ciub. ABINGTON BRANCH Y. M. C. A. Tennis Camping Billiards ABINGTON, PA. BOYS Gymnasium GIRLS COMPLIMENTS OF JAMES MOORE WILLOW GROVE, PA. 82 J. DYRE MOYER, York Road, Willow Grove AH ksrads of Lumber, Building Material, Coal and Feed — Bell Phone, 103 Ice Cream Cake One-quarter cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs (save whites for icing), % cup milk, V-k cups flour, % cup cornstarch, V2 tsp. vanilla, 2 level tsps. Rumford baking powder.— Mrs. W. S. Holt. Jelly Cake— Rolled Beat 4 eggs, without separating, until very light; add 1 cup of powdered sugar and beat again; stir in one cup of sifted flour; turn into a greased baking pan and bake ten minutes in a quick oven ; turn out on a cloth; break the edges with a knife handle. Spread thickly with jelly and roll up. — Mrs. Elmira Quigley. June Birthday Cake Three eggs, 1 cup sugar, % teaspoon salt, % cup hot water, juice and rind of V2 lemon, 1 cup flour, IY2 teaspoons Rumford baking powder. — Mrs. John R. Howarth. Lady Cake One and one-quarter cup sugar; half cup butter; half cup milk; half teaspoon almond extract; two cups of flour; one and half tea- spoons Rumford baking powder; whites of three eggs. Cream sugar and butter; add milk and well-beaten whites of eggs. Add flour and baking powder, sifted together. Lastly add flavoring. This makes a two layer cake. Put together with boiled icing made of one cup of sugar and a half cup water boiled until it spina a thread. Then add to the stiffly beaten white of one egg and a quarter teaspoon of almond extract. — Mrs. John Michener. ST. DAVID'S CHURCH WILLOW GROVE, PA. r MASS, SUNDAY, 7.30 AND 10 A. M. Services : \ SUNDAY EVENING, 8.00 ( TUESDAY EVENING, 8.00 CONSERVATIVE -:- SAFE THE UNION BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION WILLOW GROVE, PA. We offer the best method of saving to young and old. It will help you build your home. CHAS. L. SCHUMACHER, Secy Bell Phones: Residence, Willow Grove I57R; Shop, Willow Grove I 1 1W WILLOW GROVE GARAGE GEORGE HOBENSACK, JR. Ford Car Repairing a Specialty - Accessories on Hand WORK GUARANTEED CHERRY STREET AND MORELAND ROAD, WILLOW GROVE, PA. 83 SILL'S CENTRAL MARKET, York and Davisville Rds., Willow Grove We want to give you the best service possible. Do we? Layer Cake Cream % cup of butter, or substitute, with 1 cup of sugar. Beat the yolks of 3 or 4 eggs separately until very light, add cup of sugar, and beat again. Combine the two mixtures. Sift 3 cups of flour with 3 tsps. of Rumford baking powder, and add alternately with 1 cup of milk

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.