Swiss Cake.

A dish that gets its character from butter and sugar.

Cake.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of butter
  • 3 gills of sugar
  • 1/2 pint of milk
  • 1/2 pint of flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder
  • Flavor to taste
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoonfuls of butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1/2 pint of milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

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

Steps

  1. Measure the butter scantily, and make it soft in a warm bowl. Beat the sugar into it. Have the eggs well beaten, and then beat them with the sugar and butter for five minutes. Add the flavor, then the milk, and finally the flour, in which the baking powder should be mixed. Bake for about twenty-five minutes in a buttered, shallow pan. The cake is to be eaten fresh.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories355
Protein10.3 g
Fat8.6 g
Carbs58.4 g
Fiber1.7 g
Sodium298 mg

Source

Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three (Parloa, Maria, 1843-1909, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States