1928 Award Winning Gold Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks, beaten till thick and lemon-colored
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Recipe

• 1 sift your flour, and then measure, and then add the baking powder, and sift the flour and powder together three times.
• 2 cream the butter well; slowly add the sugar, and cream till the mixture is light and fluffy.
• 3 add the beaten egg yolks, mixing well.
• 4 alternated adding the flour mixture with the milk, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 when the batter is smooth, add the flavoring and beat well.
• 6 pour the finished batter into a well greased 8-inch square baking pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.