Boston Cream Pie
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup boiling milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add beaten egg yolks to stiffly beaten whites and gradually add flour, baking powder, sugar and salt which have been sifted together three or four times; add hot milk very slowly; add vanilla. Bake in deep layer cake tin in moderate oven about 35 minutes. When cool, split and put between layers the following cream filling. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of cake.
CREAM FILLING
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup scalded milk
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix sugar, corn starch, salt and beaten eggs; pour on gradually scalded milk; add butter; cook in double boiler until thick and smooth, stirring constantly; add flavoring; cool and spread between layers of cake.
Blueberry Cake
3 tablespoons shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1-3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
1-1/2 cups floured blueberries
Cream shortening; add sugar, beaten egg and milk; sift flour and baking powder and add; stir in blueberries. Bake in very shallow greased pan in moderate oven 25 to 30 minutes. Serve hot with or without butter.