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Vanity Cake

From The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book, 1907

Serves 3

Flavor to taste.

Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The Monmouth Baptist ladies' cook book (1907) by Marian B. Sexton, page 89. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

VANITY CAKE. Mrs. Frank Gates. One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup sweet milk, two cups flour, one teaspoon baking powder, whites of six eggs

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