Plain Layer Cake

Name: Plain Layer Cake
Ingredients: one cup granulated sugar; one tablespoonful butter; two eggs; three-fourths cup sweet milk; two cups flour; one and a half teaspoonfuls baking powder

From The Elm City cook book, 1896

Can add spices and currants to one layer.

Presented as published in 1896. 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

1839Calories

40 gProtein

397 gCarbs

25 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories1839 kcal

Protein40 g

Carbohydrates397 g

Fiber0 g

Sugars201 g

Total Fat25 g

Saturated Fat3.1 g

Monounsaturated Fat3.7 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1.9 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol403 mg

Sodium856 mg

Potassium487 mg

Calcium499 mg

Iron17 mg

Magnesium82 mg

Phosphorus617 mg

Zinc3.1 mg

Copper0.5 mg

Manganese1.9 mg

Vitamin D2 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A160 mcg

Vitamin E1.1 mg

Vitamin K0.3 mcg

Vitamin B60.3 mg

Vitamin B120.9 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.4 mg

Riboflavin (B2)1.6 mg

Niacin (B3)17 mg

Folate448 mcg

Choline294 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water104 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Elm City cook book (1896) by N.C.) Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (New Bern, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN LAYER CAKE. One cup granulated sugar, one tablespoonful butter, two eggs, three-fourths cup sweet milk, two cups flour, one and a half tea- spoonfuls baking powde

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