Silver Cake

Ingredients

• 7 eggs, the whites beaten to a stiff froth
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 teaspoonsful of B. Powder
• 3 cupsful of flour
• 1 teaspoonful of vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Beat egg whites to a stiff froth.

2. 2

   Mix all ingredients and bake in a loaf for an hour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Burlington ladies cook book & 25 secrets of success (1901), page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Silver Cake 55 7 eggs, the whites beaten to a stiff froth, 2 cups of powdered sugar, Yh cup of butter, Y^ cup of milk, 2 teaspoonsful of B. Powder, 'or i teaspoonful Cr. of Tar- tar and Yz teaspoonful of soda', 3 cupsful of flour, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla, or 4 drops of almond essence. Bake in a loaf for an hour. Mrs L- W^^^^- 310 N Gertinie Str. Dcugl nuts 2 cups of sugar, ^z cup of shortening, 2 eggs, i crp of sour milK, i teaspoon of soda, flour to make stiff e- nough to roll. Bake in hot lard. Mrs Nillian Ramke. 1417 Bodeman Str. Watermelon Cake 1)4 cups of sugar, Yi cup of butter beaten to a cream 3 eggs, 1 cup of milK, 2)4 cups of flour, 2)^ teaspoons- of B. Powder, take half of the butter; and put a few spoons of red sugar, and add a teaspoon of vanilla. Mrs cJoe. Euehl, I419 Bodeman Str. White Cake I 1-2 cups of sugar, 1-2 cup of butter

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.