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White Perfection Cake

From The household cook book, 1902

Serves 6

Caramel Icing: Take 2 cups powdered sugar, 0.5 cup sweet milk, 1 tablespoon of butter. Boil for 10 minutes, stirring while boiling; then set the dish in cold water, stir until cold and spread on.

Presented as published in 1902. 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 The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 288. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WHITE PERFECTION CAKE. 1 cup butter. 3 cups flour. 3 cups powdered sugar. 1 cup corn=starch. 1 cup sweet milk. 2i teaspoons baking powder. 12 whites of eggs

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