Delicate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon of water
• 2 teacup of pulverized sugar
• 1 teacup of sweet milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 8 eggs
• 3 teaspoon of baking powder
• 3 teacups of flour

Directions

1. Stir 1 teacupful of melted butter and 2 teacups of pulverized sugar to a cream together.
2. Add 1 teacup of sweet milk, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, and the whites of 8 eggs beaten till stiff.
3. Add 3 teacups of sifted flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder, and mix it thoroughly.
4. Do not move the pans while baking until the cake is done baking, unless it cooked to much on one side.
5. The 8 yolks make the cake taste better by adding two whole eggs and beating all them together. 
6. Then take the same ingredients as above and pour the egg yolk in together.
7. This can makes two cakes.

Source — Cooking in Old Créole Days

Prepared by Brooke Lolley

Louisiana Anthology 

July 12, 2017