Title

Cup Cake

Subject

flour

sugar

soda

cream of tartar

salt

shortening

butter

lard

eggs

sweet milk

vanilla

Description

Cup Cake Thornton
1 ½ cup flour.
1 " sugar
½ teasp soda
1 " cream tartar, little salt
Sift all three times
¼ cup shorting (butter & lard)
Break 2 eggs into shorting then fill cup with
sweet milk. Vanilla 3 5 0
25, to 30

Back: blank

---

# Cup Cake

*From Thornton*

## Ingredients

- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- Little salt
- 1/4 cup shortening (butter & lard)
- 2 eggs
- Sweet milk (enough to fill cup after adding eggs)
- Vanilla

## Instructions

1. Combine flour, sugar, soda, cream of tartar, and a little salt; sift all together three times.
2. Measure 1/4 cup shortening (butter and lard) into a cup.
3. Break 2 eggs into the shortening, then fill the cup (8 oz total) with sweet milk.
4. Add the liquid mixture and vanilla to the dry ingredients; mix to combine.
5. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 minutes.

Creator

Alberta P. Thornton

Source

RCA0005 - VTG 175+ Recipes w Box Handwritten Clipped Breads Pies Casseroles Seafood Donut (eBay)

Date

1930s

Contributor

Thornton

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0005-20260528-0083

Coverage

Maine, US