Snow-Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb arrowroot
• 1/2 lb pounded white sugar
• 1/2 lb butter
• the whites of 6 eggs
• flavouring to taste
• of essence of almonds, or vanilla, or lemon

Instructions

1. Beat the butter to a cream;
2. stir in the sugar and arrowroot gradually, at the same time beating the mixture.
3. Whisk the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, add them to the other ingredients, and beat well for 20 minutes.
4. Put in whichever of the above flavourings may be preferred;
5. pour the cake into a buttered mould or tin and bake it in a moderate oven from 1 to 1-1/2 hour.