Moravian Sugar Cake

Ingredients

• ^£ Pound Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 4 Tablespoonfuls Snowdrift
• 2 Tablespoonfuls Pow-
• 1 Pint Milk
• 1 Compressed Yeast Cake
• 3 Pints Flour
• 1 Teaspoonful Salt

Method

1. 1

   Scald the milk, add the Snowdrift, and when lukewarm add the yeast cake moistened and the salt.

2. 2

   Make a well in the center of the flour and pour into it the milk; stir in enough of the flour to make a thin batter; do not beat; cover and stand in a warm place two and a half hours.

3. 3

   Stir in the flour, salt, beaten eggs, half of the cinnamon and half of the sugar.

4. 4

   Stir in all the flour and beat and work with the spatula until thoroughly mixed; pour into a large shallow baking pan that has been greased with Snowdrift.

5. 5

   Cover and stand in a warm place one hour until very, very light.

6. 6

   Mix the remaining cinnamon and sugar; when the cake is light, sprinkle it over the top and bake in a moderate oven one hour.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Snowdrift secrets (1913) by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MORAVIAN SUGAR CAKE ^£ Pound Brown Sugar 2 Eggs 4 Tablespoonf uls Snowdrift 2 Tablespoonfuls Pow- dered Cinnamon 1 Pint Milk 1 Compressed Yeast Cake 3 Pints Flour 1 Teaspoonful Salt Scald the milk, add the Snowdrift, and when lukewarm add the yeast cake moist- ened and the salt. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour into it the milk; stir in enough of the flour to make a thin batter; do not beat; cover and stand in a warm place two and a half hours. Stir in the flour, salt, beaten eggs, half of the cinnamon and hah* of the sugar. Stir in all the flour and beat and work with the spatula until thoroughly mixed; pour into a large shallow baking pan that has been greased with Snowdrift. Cover and stand in a warm place one hour until very, very light. Mix the remaining cinnamon and sugar; when the cake is light, sprinkle it over the top and bake in a moderate oven one hour. HICKORY NUT CAKE 4 Tablespoonfuls Snowdrift

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