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- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
This recipe for cake is from old can of Calumet Baking Powder. It probably from 1920s. It was simple cake my Granny made.
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons calumet baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Put flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in s sifter, cream shortening. Sift in flour mixture, add 3/4 cup milk, beat 2 minutes on low speed, add eggs, vanilla and rest of milk, beat 1 minute. Of course back in day was beaten by hand.
Pour into two 9 inch round pans. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons calumet baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Put flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in s sifter, cream shortening. Sift in flour mixture, add 3/4 cup milk, beat 2 minutes on low speed, add eggs, vanilla and rest of milk, beat 1 minute. Of course back in day was beaten by hand.
Pour into two 9 inch round pans. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.