Queen Cakes

Ingredients

• two ounces of butter
• two ounces of fine sugar
• one egg, then a second
• three ounces of flour
• half a teaspoonful of baking powder
• a little lemon flavoring
• eight or nine little patty-pans
• a few cleaned currants

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter to cream, add sugar and beat until light, add eggs, then stir in flour and baking powder.

2. 2

   Grease patty-pans, sprinkle currants at the bottom, and fill with mixture.

3. 3

   Bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Landmarks club cook book (1903) by The Landmarks club, Los Angeles, Calif., page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

QUEEN CAKES. Beat two ounces of butter to a cream, add two ounces of fine sugar and beat till light ; add one egg, beat a little, then add a second. Then stir in lightly three ounces of flour, half a teaspoonful of baking powder and a little lemon flavoring. Grease eight or nine little patty-pans, sprinkle at the bottom of each a few cleaned currants

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