Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 1 c. butter
• 1/2 c: butter
• 4 eggs
• 3 t. vanilla
• 1 c. milk
• 2 c. sugar
• 3 t. baking powder
• 3 c. flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream together well the butter and sugar.

2. 2

   Add well beaten egg yolks and vanilla.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt at least twice.

4. 4

   Add to first mixture, alternating with milk.

5. 5

   Fold, do not beat, in the well beaten whites.

6. 6

   Put in greased and floured cake tins.

7. 7

   Bake about 20 minutes at 350°.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Warrenton cook book (1951) by Warrenton Woman's Club (N.C.), page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 c. sugar 3 Cc. water Let boil until thick like starch. Add 1 grated cocoanut and just put peecen layers. This recipe makes 2 cakes—4 white layers and 4 dark ayers. —Mkrs. J. C. LEAGUE BrRowN STONE Front CAKE 3 eggs Y% t. soda in it 34 c. brown sugar once 1l0ur 34 c. butter 34 c. boiling water 34 c. Sweet milk with Cream butter and sugar; add eggs beating well after each addition. Add milk and flour alternately. Add boiling water last. Makes three good layers. Caramel Icing 1 c. brown sugar % t. soda 1 c. white sugar YY ¢c. butter 34 c. milk with Vanilla to taste Mix sugars and milk, stir until it boils; boil two minutes. Take from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Let cool and beat. —Mrs. HAL CONNELL LAYER CAKE 1c. butter (or % c: butter 4 eges and 1% c. crisco) 3 t. vanilla de CaLmilk Pinchrotesale 2eeesugar 3 t. baking powder (Rumford) 3 c. flour

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