Orange Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cupful butter or substitute
• 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder
• 1 cupful sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cupfuls Swans Down Cake Flour
• 1/2 cupful milk
• 1 feaspobnful flavoring

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour once before measuring.

2. 2

   Cream shortening, add sugar gradually.

3. 3

   Add beaten egg yolks and beat hard.

4. 4

   Sift flour, measure, add baking powder and sift again.

5. 5

   Add alternately with milk to first mixture.

6. 6

   Add flavoring.

7. 7

   Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

8. 8

   Bake in 2 layers or double recipe for 3 large layers, in moderately hot oven (.375° P.).

9. 9

   Put together with Orange Filling, and cover with Boiled Icing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Trinity cook book (1925) by Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Roanoke, Va.), page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ORANGE CAKE I £ cupful butter or substitute 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder 1 cupful sugar 2 eggs 2 cupfuls Swans Down Cake Flour ^cupful milk 1 feaspobnful flavoring

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