Orange Cake

Name: Orange Cake
Ingredients: 1-2 cup butter; 1 1-2 cups sugar; 1 cup lukewarm water; 2 1-2 cups flour; 3 eggs or whites of four; 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder; Almond or lemon flavoring

From Granite City cook book, 1900

For filling, boil sugar and water, then mix with beaten egg yolks and flavorings.

Presented as published in 1900. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Granite City cook book (1900) by Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church (Mount Airy, N.C.), page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ORANGE CAKE, 1-2 cup butter. 1 1-2 cups sugar, 1 cup lukewarm water, 2 1-2 cups flour. 3 eggs or whites of four. 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder. Almond or lemon flavoring

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