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Boston Favorite Cake

A dish — butter and sugar carry it.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3½ cups flour
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ⅔ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, eggs beaten until light, then milk and flour mixed and sifted with baking powder. This recipe makes two loaves, or one-half the mixture may be baked in individual tins.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories467
Protein7.9 g
Fat15.4 g
Carbs75.3 g
Fiber1.2 g
Sodium286 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States