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

by Maria Parloa

Tea Cake.

1 gill of sugar.

1 gill of milk.

1/2 pint of flour, scant measure.

1 tablespoonful of butter.

1 egg.

1-1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder.

1/6 of a nutmeg, grated.

Beat the butter until soft. Beat the sugar into it. Add the unbeaten egg, and beat vigorously for five minutes. Add the nutmeg and milk, then the flour, in which the baking powder should be mixed. Beat vigorously for a few seconds, and pour into a buttered cake-pan. Bake in a moderately hot oven for twenty minutes, and serve warm.