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Lightning Cake
Anne Spencer's version of a classic Lightning Cake from the Boston Cooking-School Cookbook. Spencer quadrupled the original recipe to make the perfect amount for her family and friends.
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Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Equipment
1 mixer
2 layer cake pans
1 oven
Ingredients
4
eggs
2
cups
sugar
4
cups
flour
1
tsp
baking powder
1
tsp
salt
1
cup
milk
12
tbsp
butter, melted
1
tsp
lemon extract
2
tsp
vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350℉
Beat eggs and add sugar while beating
4 eggs,
2 cups sugar
Add flour, sifted with baking powder and salt
4 cups flour,
1 tsp baking powder,
1 tsp salt
Add milk, melted butter, lemon extract and vanilla
1 cup milk,
12 tbsp butter, melted,
2 tsp vanilla,
1 tsp lemon extract
Bake 25 minutes in oiled layer cake pans at 350℉
Put together with any desired filling and frost as desired
Keyword
Cake, Cake recipe, Dessert