Duchesse Cake
A classic cake recipe from 1888, featuring a rich batter flavored with cinnamon extract and baked in small, shallow pans.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- 6 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Royal Baking Powder
- 1 pint Flour
- 1 teaspoon Royal Extract Cinnamon
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, rub together 1 1/2 cupfuls of butter and 1 cupful of sugar until light and creamy.
- 2Add 6 eggs, 2 at a time, beating for 10 minutes between each addition.
- 3Sift together 1 pint of flour and 1 teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder.
- 4Add the sifted flour mixture to the butter and egg mixture, along with 1 teaspoonful of Royal Extract Cinnamon. Mix until a medium thick batter forms.
- 5Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line small, shallow, square pans with thin white paper. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake in a steady oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 6Once the cakes are taken from the oven, ice them as desired.
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