100-Year-Old Butter Cake Recipe is the Secret to Fluffy, Moist Perfection!

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September 23, 2024

source: The Pastry Chefs Baking

This timeless butter cake recipe, over 100 years old, is a delightful find from a 1910 McCall’s cookbook. It’s a simple, fluffy, and moist cake that you’ll love making again and again.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans, then set them aside.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the butter, milk, and vanilla extract. Using an electric mixer, beat for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. Add the eggs and continue beating for another 2 minutes.
  3. Evenly divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  4. Frost with your favorite frosting. A popular choice is Hershey’s chocolate frosting, found on the back of the cocoa can.

Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 2/3 cup Hershey’s cocoa
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk (add a bit more if needed for consistency)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the butter, then stir in the cocoa. Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk, beating until it reaches a spreadable consistency. Add more milk if needed. Stir in the vanilla. This recipe makes about 2 cups of frosting.

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