White Cake

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 8 eggs 
• 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar 
• 1 cup of milk 
• 3 cups of pulverized sugar (powdered sugar)  
• 4 cups of sifted flour 
• Juice of 1 lemon 
• 1/2 teaspoon of soda (baking soda)

Directions

1. Separate the whites of 8 eggs. 
2. Whip the egg whites. 
3. Sift 4 cups of flour. 
4. Combine the whipped egg whites, 1 cup of butter, 4 cups of sifted flour, 3 cups of pulverized sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of soda, 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar, juice of 1 lemon in 1 cup of milk. 
5. Bake batter for 1 hour in a moderate oven. 

Source — New Orleans Cookbook
Prepared by Alexa Martinez
Louisiana Anthology
March 24, 2022