Plain Cake
Origin: Hartford, Connecticut
Source: Amelia Simmons, 1796
Ingredients
- 9 pounds flour
- 3 pounds sugar
- 3 pounds butter
- 1 quart emptins
- 1 quart milk
- 9 eggs
- 1 ounce spice
- 1 gill rose-water
- 1 gill wine
Instructions
- Combine nine pounds of flour, three pounds of sugar, and three pounds of butter.
- Add one quart of emptins, one quart of milk, nine eggs, one ounce of spice, one gill of rose-water and one gill of wine.