Cream Pie.
1 gill of sugar.
1/2 pint of sifted flour, scant measure.
3 tablespoonfuls of butter.
4 tablespoonfuls of milk.
1 egg.
1 teaspoonful of baking powder.
Flavor.
Make this the same as cup cake and bake in a deep tin plate, in a moderate oven, for about twenty minutes. When the cake is cool, split it with a sharp knife, and fill with a mixture made as follows:—
Filling.
1/2 pint of milk.
3 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
1 level tablespoonful of flour.
1/2 saltspoonful of salt.
1 egg.
Flavor.
Put the milk in the double-boiler and set on the fire. Mix the flour and sugar together and add the unbeaten egg to these ingredients. Beat with a spoon until light; then stir into the boiling milk and cook for fifteen minutes, stirring often. Now add the salt, and take from the fire. When cool, add the flavor, which may be anything you choose. If orange, lemon, or vanilla extract, use half a teaspoonful. Use the same flavor for the cake.