White Cake

Ingredients

• one pound of powdered sugar
• the whites of fourteen eggs
• three-fourths pound of butter after salt is washed out
• one pound of sifted flour

Method

1. 1

   Whip the eggs to a stiff froth, beat in half of the sugar, cream the other half of the sugar and butter together; beat in the flour with the sugar and butter, then add the sugar and eggs.

2. 2

   Flavor with vanilla or lemon.

3. 3

   Bake for one to one and one-fourth hour in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 136. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE CAKE. Take one pound of powdered sugar, the whites of four- teen eggs, three-fourths pound of butter after salt is washed out, one pound of sifted flour. After whipping the eggs to a stiff froth, beat in half of the sugar, cream the other half of the sugar and butter together; beat the flour in with the sugar and butter, then add the sugar and eggs. Flavor with vanilla or lemon. Bake from one to one and one- fourth hour, in a moderate oven. Mrs. Brutus Clay. DELICATE CAKE. Take one pint of butter with salt washed out, two pints of powdered sugar, three and one-half pints of sifted iiour, one pint of sweet milk, the whites of twelve eggs, two tea- 268 The New Kentucky Home Cook Boo!:. spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder. Flavor with vanilla or a few drops of bitter almonds. Cream the butter and sugar together until very light, then pour in the milk and flour, and beat well. Sprinkle the baking-powder over the beaten whites, and stir lightly through the batter. Bake for one and one-half hour in a moderate oven. When done, turn out on a clean towel to cool. ^[iss Lottie AVood. LADY CAKE. Two pounds of butter with the salt washed out, two and one-half pounds of powdered sugar, the whites of twelve eggs beaten very light, adding a portion of the eggs at a time until all are added. Mix in two and one-half pounds of flour lightly, two ounces of bitter almonds rubbed very fine or three drops of almond oil. Fill the mold, and bake for two hours in a moderate oven. This is called Lady's Wedding Cake. If made according to directions, it will be excellent. F. H. Traxel. WHITE FRUIT CAKE. Take one cupful of butter, two cupfuls of powdered sugar, two and one-half cupfuls of flour, the whites of seven eggs, two tea-spoonfuls of Royal baking-powder, one pound each of figs, dates with the seeds taken out and chopped fine, and blanched almonds, one-fourth pound of citron cut into small pieces. Sift flour over the fruit. After the cake is mixed, put the fruit iu. This makes a large cake, and it should be baked slowly about two and one-half hours. Xew York Bazar. SNOW CAKE. Take the whites of ten eggs, one and one-half cupful of powdered sugar, one cupful of flour, a small tea-spoonful of cream of tartar, one-half tea-spoonful of soda. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, sift the sugar on them, mix the cream of tartar through the flour, then the soda. Stir the flour, sugar, and eggs lightly together. Gr. W. Geisel. The New Kentucky Home Cook Booh. 269 DELICATE CAKE. Take the whites of fourteen eggs

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