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Fannie Hamilton Feather Cake

This recipe comes originally from Fannie Hamilton (1872-1971). Serve with chocolate or plain pudding sauce (see separate recipe for that).

  • Author: dok
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 50

Ingredients

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  • 1 cu sugar
  • 1.5 cu flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cu blueberries (optional)

Instructions

  • sift the sugar, flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl
  • melt butter in 1 cup measuring cup, add 1 egg (make sure the butter cooled so you don’t cook the egg) and fill cup with milk
  • add this to the flour mixture and beat well with a wooden spoon
  • bake at 375 in a greased 9″ x 9″ pan until toothpick comes out clean (typically 30 minutes)
  • can add blueberries or sliced apples – slice apples onto bottom of pan, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and pour cake batter on top

Notes

  • see separate recipes for the chocolate sauce