Tea Cake

Old Binder upper typed recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups flours
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. Cream sugar and shortening, add milk and eggs, sift flour, baking powder and salt, mix all to-gether, add vanilla. Beat until creamy.
  2. Bake in 9 x 12 inch loaf pan about 30 minutes.

Timing: about 30 minutes

Equipment: 9 x 12 inch loaf pan

As written

Tea Cake
1 cup sugar
½ cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flours
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream sugar and shortening, add milk and eggs, sift flour, baking powder and salt, mix all to-gether, add vanilla. Beat until creamy.
Bake in 9 x 12 inch loaf pan about 30 minutes.

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