Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper / Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three

by Maria Parloa

Corn Starch Cake.

1 gill of butter.

1-1/2 gills of sugar.

1-1/2 gills of flour.

1/2 gill of corn starch.

1/2 gill of milk.

1/2 teaspoonful of cream of tartar.

1/4 teaspoonful of soda.

2 eggs.

Flavor.

Beat the butter to a cream, and gradually beat the sugar into it. Beat the eggs separately, and stir them into the creamed sugar and butter. Dissolve the soda in the milk, and add this. Mix together the flour, corn starch, and cream of tartar, and add to the other ingredients. Flavor the batter, and beat vigorously for a few seconds; then turn into a well buttered shallow cake pan. Bake for thirty minutes in a moderate oven.

A good flavor for this cake is one tablespoonful of lemon juice and a light grating of the rind of a fresh lemon.