Corn-starch Cake

A dish that gets its character from butter and sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains nuts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup corn-starch
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4½ teaspoons baking powder
  • Whites 5 eggs
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon almond extract
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 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. Follow recipe for mixing butter cakes. This mixture makes two loaves.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories431
Protein3.3 g
Fat17.7 g
Carbs65.9 g
Fiber0.7 g
Sodium213 mg

Source

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