Velvet Cakes

Original Recipe

Make a batter of one quart of flour, three eggs, a quart of milk, and a gill of yeast; when well risen, stir in a large spoonful of melted butter, and bake them in muffin hoops.

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Instructions

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    Make a batter of one quart of flour, three eggs, a quart of milk, and a gill of yeast; when well risen, stir in a large spoonful of melted butter, and bake them in muffin hoops.

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Recipe by Mary Randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)