Layer Cake—III
8 ozs. sugar
5 eggs
¹⁄₄ lb. butter
1 tea-cup milk
12 ozs. flour
1 tea-spoon baking powder
Beat the sugar with the eggs for fifteen minutes. Melt the butter and add it. Beat again very thoroughly. Add the baking powder to the flour and sift it. Add it and the milk to the mixture, beating continually.