Unknown Cake

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• IV2 teaspoons baking powder
• Beat the butter
• sugar
• cinnamon
• the flour
• brown sugar
• bits of butter

Method

1. 1

   Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the egg and cinnamon; then the flour and milk alternately and the baking powder last.

2. 2

   Pour into two shallow greased baking tins; spread brown sugar, cinnamon and bits of butter over the top and bake in a moderately hot oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 115. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 egg % cup milk IV2 teaspoons baking powder Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the egg and cin- namon ; then the flour and milk alternately and the baking powder last. Pour into two shallow greased baking tins; spread brown sugar, cinnamon and bits of butter over the top and bake in a moderately hot oven. MARSHMALLOW CAKE 1/2 cup butter IV2 cups flour 1 cup sugar Grated nutmeg 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla V2 cup milk 1 level teaspoon baking powdei Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the eggs, one at a time, then the milk, flour and flavoring, and last the baking 297 CA XT 17 O Wanned for a AUkJliO Family of Four powder. Beat thoroughly after adding each ingredient. Bake in layers and fill with marshmallow filling. COFFEE LOAF CAKE 1/3 cup butter 1 egg V2 cup sugar 1 cup seeded raising 1/2 cup molasses 2 cups floiu' V^ cup strong coffee V2 teaspoon soda Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the molasses, then the beaten egg and coffee. Wash and drain the raisins; dredge with flour and add to the mixture; then add the sifted flour and soda. Beat well and pour into a deep, greased pan. Bake about one hour. MARBLE CAKE 1 cup butter 3 cups flour 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup sweet milk 4 eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 square unsweetened chocolate Beat the I^utter and sugar to a cream; add the yolks of the eggs, then the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with the milk. Fold in the whites; take one third of the batter out and add to it the chocolate melted and thiimed with a little hot water. Into the baking pan pour the yellow mixture to the depth of one inch; drop into this in two or three places a spoonful of the dark mixture, giving it a slight stir with the tip of a spoon and spreading it in broken circles around the dark mixture. Pour in more yellow batter, then more brown, proceeding in the same way until all the batter is used. Bake in a moderate oven. SURPRISE CAKE 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup raisins 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour V2 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 cup apple sauce 5^ teaspoon cloves Vz cup boiling water Rub the butter into the sugar and add the raisins and spices. Thin the apple sauce with the boiling water and add it to the other ingredients. Bake in a moderate oven for one hour. 298 Planned for a t^ W"UC Family of Four \^AJVJC/0 SNIPPY-DOODLE 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon butter I/2 cup milk

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