Japan Cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound of sugar
• 1/2 pound of butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of rose water or 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1 pound of flour

Directions

1. Stir together the sugar and butter until white
2. Beat the 5 eggs together.
3. Rub some butter on a flat tin.
4. Add in the eggs, either the rose water or nutmeg depending on what you choose and the flour add it with a large spoon in the buttered tin.
5. Sift (shake) some sugar on top of the cake.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by David Borgognoni
Louisiana Anthology
December 30, 2020