This is an old recipe from the 1923 era. Frost with boiled frosting, using whites of eggs in frosting. Decorate with maraschino cherries.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cups butter , softened
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 4 eggs yolks
- 1 egg white
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 cups milk
- 0.25 teaspoons almond extract
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 15 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
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In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat together egg yolks and egg white. Beat the egg mixture into the butter and sugar.
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In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir flour into egg mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almond and vanilla extracts. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
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4
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
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