Webster Cake
A classic cake recipe from the Royal Baker Pastry Cook.
Ingredients
- 1 cupful Butter
- 3 cupfuls Granulated Sugar
- 2 count Eggs
- 5 cupfuls All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoonful Baking Powder
- 2 cupfuls Raisins, seeded
- 1 teaspoonful Royal Extract Bitter Almonds
- 1 teaspoonful Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cupfuls Milk
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Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Measure out all ingredients. Seed the raisins if necessary.
- 2Rub the butter, sugar, and eggs together until smooth.
- 3Sift the flour with the baking powder. Add the flour mixture, raisins, milk, and extracts to the butter mixture. Mix until a medium batter forms.
- 4Pour the batter into a cake mold. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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