Plain Cake

Name: Plain Cake
Ingredients: % cup shortening; 2 cups flour; 1 cup sugar; % teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup milk

From Grange cook book and household guide, 1940

It can be used for cupcakes. Recipe attributed to Rosa Lee Speas, Lewisville Juvenile Grange No. 8.

Presented as published in 1940. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

2874Calories

45 gProtein

407 gCarbs

123 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories2874 kcal

Protein45 g

Carbohydrates407 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars209 g

Total Fat123 g

Saturated Fat6.2 g

Monounsaturated Fat4.8 g

Polyunsaturated Fat2.1 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol392 mg

Sodium2205 mg

Potassium738 mg

Calcium1090 mg

Iron17 mg

Magnesium103 mg

Phosphorus925 mg

Zinc3.8 mg

Copper0.5 mg

Manganese2 mg

Vitamin D3.6 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A212 mcg

Vitamin E1.1 mg

Vitamin K0.3 mcg

Vitamin B60.4 mg

Vitamin B121.8 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.5 mg

Riboflavin (B2)1.8 mg

Niacin (B3)17 mg

Folate448 mcg

Choline323 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water248 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Grange cook book and household guide (1940) by Bodenheimer, E. L. Mrs, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN CAKE % cup shortening 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar % teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk

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