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 Small Layer Cake Recipe    1800's Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons Magic Baking Powder
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten

Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, beat together till light. Sift the flour and baking powder together and add to the creamed ingredients, adding milk as you go along mixing.  Mix till smooth.  Put in two small buttered and floured layer cake pans and bake in moderate oven for 15 -25 minutes, depending on oven.
Check after 15 minutes.

Very Old Recipe from The Magic Cook Book


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