Variegated Cakes
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 3
Pistachio nuts can be added for a nicer flavor.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 198. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
VARIEGATED CAKES. One cup powdered sugar, one-half cup of butter creamed with the sugar, one-half cup of milk, four eggs, the whites only, whipped light, two and one-half cups of prepared flour. Bitter almond flavoring, spinach juice, and cochineal
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