Feather Cake

[Eleanor Rose]

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From the The Willimantic Journal, November 24, 1880:

"Beat to a cream one-half a cup of butter, add to it two of sugar and beat well together; one cup of milk with one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it; beat well together; then add one cup of sifted flour with two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar previously rubbed into it; add next the well-beaten yolk of three eggs, beat the whites separately until stiff, add them and then two more cups of flour; beat well between each successive addition; butter two middle-sized tins, put in the cake and bake for twenty minutes or half an hour in a moderate oven."

 

[PrivateBrooke]

Cake!!!!

 

[Deleted User CS]

Ellie. This recipe looks like the same one for pound cake. Is this cake really dense and moist like pound cake? Thanks for sharing this wonderful and delicious recipe. David.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Ellie. This recipe looks like the same one for pound cake. Is this cake really dense and moist like pound cake? Thanks for sharing this wonderful and delicious recipe. David.

Hi David! It's lighter than pound cake and much denser that your typical birthday cake. All purpose flour makes a denser cake which I think is more true to an old fashioned type cake. Feather cake is easy to make and very tasty, but it's definitely not as light as a feather. Bet you knew I'd say that!

 

[mofederal]

It may be something good to eat. I wouldn't mind trying this recipe, thanks @Eleanor Rose.

 

[Deleted User CS]

Hi David! It's lighter than pound cake and much denser that your typical birthday cake. All purpose flour makes a denser cake which I think is more true to an old fashioned type cake. Feather cake is easy to make and very tasty, but it's definitely not as light as a feather. Bet you knew I'd say that!

Ellie. Thanks for the information. YOU ARE THE BEST!!! David.

 

[donna]

Sounds good and one to try.

 

[Jimklag]

Hi David! It's lighter than pound cake and much denser that your typical birthday cake. All purpose flour makes a denser cake which I think is more true to an old fashioned type cake. Feather cake is easy to make and very tasty, but it's definitely not as light as a feather. Bet you knew I'd say that!

My best friend's mom made what she called a lemon feather cake that was anything but light as a feather and in the form of a loaf. It was not as dense as pound cake, but not very far off. I'm curious where the name feather cake came from. If previous generations thought of this cake as a 'feather' I can only imagine what they considered dense.

 

[nitrofd]

Bet a fresh strawberry glaze over the top would hit it off.

 

[Steph-GB]

Mmmmmmmmmmm cake.. ellie you always make me hungry! I need cake!

 

[FarawayFriend]

Bet a fresh strawberry glaze over the top would hit it off.

You speak my mind!
I was just about to post "This here cries for a heap of strawberries on top and fresh whipped cream!"

Thank you @Eleanor Rose , I wished I could print out a slice!!!

 

[Scott1967]

Indeed this cake is made in Lancashire a lot , We tend to add lemon zest or vanilla extract , I wonder how many recipes were exported over to US from Europe and then handed down from mother to daughter.

When I visited America I loved the fact that so many different type of food was available unfortunately I didn't have time to taste them all....