Queen Cake

A dish with butter and flour at the center.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • 2 cups flour (scant)
  • ¼ teaspoon soda
  • Whites 6 eggs
  • 1¼ cups powdered sugar
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon juice
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ⅔ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add flour gradually, mixed and sifted with soda, then add lemon juice. Beat whites of eggs until stiff; add sugar gradually, and combine the mixtures. Bake fifty minutes in a long shallow pan. Cover with Opera Caramel Frosting.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories430
Protein4.5 g
Fat20.9 g
Carbs56.9 g
Fiber1.1 g
Sodium4 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States