Devonshire cake

6

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupButter
2cupsSugar
4Eggs, well beaten
1cupMilk
2teaspoonsBaking powder
2tablespoonsShredded almonds
1teaspoonRose water
OR 1 tsp almond flavoring
¼cupCandied orange peel
OR 1/2 cup chopped nuts
½teaspoonSalt
3cupsCake flour

Directions

Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Add flavoring and orange peel or nuts. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan and sprinkle with shredded almonds. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 40 minutes. Florence Taft Eaton, Concord, MA.