Drop Cake

Drop Cake

A simple drop cake recipe from the Royal Baker Pastry Cook.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupful Butter
  • 1/2 cupful Sugar
  • 2 count Eggs
  • 1 small teaspoonful Baking powder (Originally Royal Baking Powder.)
  • 1 pint Flour
  • 1 cupful Currants (Washed and picked.)
  • 1 teaspoonful Nutmeg extract (Originally Royal Extract Nutmeg.)
  • 1 teaspoonful Lemon extract (Originally Royal Extract Lemon.)
  • 1/2 cupful Milk

Instructions

  1. 1Rub the butter and sugar together until it forms a white, light cream.
  2. 2Add the eggs and beat for 10 minutes longer.
  3. 3Add the flour and baking powder, sifted together, the milk, and extracts. Mix into a rather firm batter.
  4. 4Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a greased baking tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 425°F (220°C) for 10 minutes.
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