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Plain Layer Cake

From The Pattern cook-book, 1890

Serves 2

This quantity will make three medium-sized layers of cake.

Presented as published in 1890. 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

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Pattern cook-book (1890) by Butterick Publishing Company, page 235. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN LAYER CAKE. One-half cupful of butter. One cupful of sugar. CAKE. 541 One cupful of milk. One egg. One and a-half tea-spoonful of baking-powder. Flour to thicken

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