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Lightning Cake

 

  This recipe was sent in by Chris and Caroline, taken from an old book (1908) of Hampshire Recipes,

'A Hampshire Farm Cookbook' .

 

 

Ingredients

 

  1/4 Lb Butter 1/4 Lb Flour
  1/4Lb Sugar Yolk of 2 Eggs
  Whites of 3 Eggs Juice of 1 Lemon
  1/2 teaspn Baking Powder  
 

 

Method

 

  Beat the whites and the yolks of the eggs separately, and mix with the butter.

Add flour, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder and beat well.

Pour into a buttered tin. Sprinkle with sugar and bake in a medium oven.

 

Last Updated 26th May, 2002