Most of her grandchildren have this one committed to memory.
The chant starts like this:
Cup of sugar
Cup of cream
Cup and a half of flour
1 egg (2 if you have them)
2 teaspoons of baking powder
Teaspoon of vanilla
Half teaspoon salt.
Combine the dry ingredients — sift, add egg, cream
Stir & put in a greased pan bake until done.
This is the basic cake, but you can play with it:
— If you want a chocolate cake substitute a quarter cup of coco for same amount of flour.
— Spice cake, add tablespoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, one teaspoon allspice.
—Gingerbread, add 1/4 cup dark molasses tablespoon of cinnamon, Tablespoon of ginger (you may want to reduce this as I really like ginger).
This is a great cake to play with, add dried fruit, nuts if you want too.
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