No. 7. Peach-Cream Filling

Original Recipe

Cut peaches into thin slices, or chop them and prepare cream by whipping and sweetening. Put a layer of peaches between the layers of cake and pour cream over each layer and over the top. Bananas, strawberries or other fruits may be used in the same way, mashing strawberries and stewing thick with powdered sugar.

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  • 1 layer of peaches between the layers of cake and pour cream over each layer and over the top

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut peaches into thin slices, or chop them and prepare cream by whipping and sweetening.

  2. 2

    Put a layer of peaches between the layers of cake and pour cream over each layer and over the top.

  3. 3

    Bananas, strawberries or other fruits may be used in the same way, mashing strawberries and stewing thick with powdered sugar.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)