American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Citron Cake

Original Recipe

Three cups of white sugar and one cup of butter creamed together; one cup of sweet milk, six eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, one teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon extract, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sifted with four cups and a half of flour. One cup and a half of citron, sliced thin and dredged with flour. Divide into two cakes and bake in tins lined with buttered letter paper.

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups of white sugar and one cup of butter creamed together
  • 1 cup of sweet milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 10 separately
  • 1 teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon extract
  • 2 heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder
  • 4 cups and a half of flour
  • 1 cup and a half of citron
  • 2 cakes and bake in tins lined with buttered letter paper

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Three cups of white sugar and one cup of butter creamed together; one cup of sweet milk, six eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, one teaspoonful of vanilla or lemon extract, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sifted with four cups and a half of flour.

  2. 2

    One cup and a half of citron, sliced thin and dredged with flour.

  3. 3

    Divide into two cakes and bake in tins lined with buttered letter paper.

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