Plain Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 2 level teaspoonfuls baking powder
• 1 cup flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beaten well, then milk, flour, and baking powder.

2. 2

   This makes 2 layers.

3. 3

   Use any icing preferred.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 40. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plain Layer Cake. 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 eggs; % cup milk; 2 level teaspoonfuls baking powder; 1 cup flour. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beaten well, then milk, flour and baking powder. This makes 2 layers. Use any icing preferred. MRS. ROBERT BLUM. Plain Layer Cake. % cup butter; 2 cups sugar; (cream butter and sugar) ; 5 whole eggs (add 2 at a time and beat tho- roughly); 1 cup sweet milk; 3 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder and flavor to taste. LEMON ICING : 2 cups sugar ; yolks of 4 to 6 eggs ; 1 heaping tablespoonful of butter; 1 heaping tablespoon- ful of flour; 1 tablespoonful of water; juice of iy2 lemon. Cook in double boiler. MRS. FELIX KEIDEL. Layer Cream Cake. 1 cup butter; 4 eggs; 1 cup milk; 3 cups flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; I teaspoonful baking powder; 2 cups fresh cream. — 117 — Mix the butter, sugar and yolks of the eggs well, then stir in the milk. Add the flour and baking powder, and the well beaten whites last. (Enough for 4 layers. ) FILLING: Whip the cream and stiffen with sugar and put between the layers when they are tho- roughly cool. MRS. WM. WAHBMUND. Layer Cream Cake. % cup butter; IV2 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1 cup milk; 2y2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon any kind of flavoring. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beating well, then milk, flour, baking powder and flavor. FILLING: Whipped cream sweetened and flavored to taste. MRS. LOUIS KOTT. Lemon Jelly Cake. iy2 cups sugar; V2 cup milk; y2 cup butter; 2y2 cups flour; 3 eggs; y2 cup pecans; 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder; 1 teaspoonful of extract of lemon. FILLING: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup pecans; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoonfuls flour; grated rind and juice of 2 lemons; 2 tablespoonfuls water. Boil until it thickens, add pecans, cool, and spread between layers. E. LOUDON. Pecan Layer Cake. 4 eggs; y2 tb butter; y2 lb sugar; V2 K> flour; y2 lb pecans; 'y2 cup milk

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