The Boston cooking-school cook book

by Fannie Merritt Farmer

Boston Favorite Cake

⅔ cup butter

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 cup milk

3½ cups flour

5 teaspoons baking powder

Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, eggs beaten until light, then milk and flour mixed and sifted with baking powder. This recipe makes two loaves, or one-half the mixture may be baked in individual tins.