Standard Cake Recipe
From A text-book of cooking, 1915
This is an adaptation of the old '1, 2, 3, 4 cake' recipe.
Presented as published in 1915. 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 A text-book of cooking (1915) by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer, page 100. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
STANDARD CAKE RECIPE 4 to 6 ounces fat 3 cupf uls flour 1 cupful milk or water 4 eggs 2 cupfuls sugar 4 teaspoonf uls baking powder ' 2 teaspoonfuls spice or 1 teaspoonful flavoring
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