Spencer Cakes
Spencer Cakes are small, spiced cakes made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, coriander seed, and lemon extract.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sugar
- 8 Eggs
- 1.5 pints Flour
- 1 teaspoon Royal Baking Powder
- 2 tablespoons Coriander seed
- 1 teaspoon Royal Extract Lemon
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, beat the 8 eggs and 2 cupfuls of sugar together until the mixture becomes thick and white.
- 2Sift together 1 1/2 pints of flour and 1 teaspoonful of Royal Baking Powder. Add the sifted flour mixture, 2 tablespoonfuls of coriander seed, and 1 teaspoonful of Royal Extract Lemon to the egg and sugar mixture. Mix until you have a rather thick sponge.
- 3Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Drop the batter in spoonfuls onto a greased tin. Bake in a hot oven for 5-6 minutes.