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Aunt Sarah's Cinnamon Cake

A historical recipe from Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915).

A historical recipe

Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #13545.

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From Mary at the farm, and book of recipes compiled during her visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans", by Thomas, Edith M. (Edith May) (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13545 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13545). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1 cup sugar.
  2. 2 cups flour.
  3. 1 egg.
  4. 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder Piece of butter the size of egg.
  5. Pinch of salt.
  6. 1 cup milk.
  7. A little grated nutmeg.
  8. Beat the butter to a cream and gradually add the sugar.
  9. Then add the unbeaten egg and beat all together thoroughly.
  10. Add milk and flour and beat hard for five minutes.
  11. Add baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
  12. Pour into two small greased pie-tins and before putting in oven sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over top.
  13. This is an excellent breakfast cake, easily and quickly made.