mrs. white's cake recipe

68 Pinches 2 Photos
Lowell, OR
Updated on Jun 1, 2014

Historical handwritten recipes give me immense JOY, excited to find this classic ~ wish I new more about it . Found on Pinterest .. I can't locate the original source. if you look @ photo 2 of this recipe you will find a TREASURE link to a historical archive of cookbooks via scrbd.. I do NOT have a scribd account & am able to view on my iPad for FREE ~ My small way of being able to thank those that have shared their treasured family recipes ...... XooX mo

prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sweet milk
  • 3 - eggs, separated
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make mrs. white's cake recipe

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 Then Sift flour & baking powder 3x
  • Step 2
    Beat egg whites stiff ~
  • Step 3
    Cream sugar, & butter VERY WELL .. Then add sweet milk. According to the Dairy Council of Wisconsin, the terms "sweet milk" and "sweet cream" were used to differentiate these items from cultured products like buttermilk and sour cream. When a recipe calls for sweet milk, it is referring to whole milk. When a recipe calls for sweet cream, it is referring to half-and-half cream or whipping cream, depending on the recipe. ~
  • Step 4
    Combine all ingredients .. EXCEPT YOLK > ie white cake .
  • Step 5
    Thinking @350 for apx. 30 minutes .. ~ Experimenting more this week ~ will post pic's then & let you know how it goes .

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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #heritage
Keyword: #cake
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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