Old Fashioned Tea Cakes I

Very old recipe, baked in a shallow pan like a madeleine.

• Calories: 478 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup light molasses
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a shallow (or, tea cake) pan.

Step 2

Cream butter; gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add whole egg and egg yolk one at a time and beat until mixture is puffy light.

Step 3

Measure molasses into milk. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients and liquid alternately to first mixture, mixing until smooth.

Step 4

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite confectioner's icing. Cut into 1 x 2 inch slices.