Washington pie
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla flavoring |
| 1½ | cup | Flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅓ | cup | Flour |
| 2 | Egg; well beaten | |
| 2 | cups | Milk; scalded |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla flavoring |
| The Household Searchlight Recipe Book | ||
Directions
CREAM FILLING
Cream shortening and sugar; add unbeaten egg. Add vanilla. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with salt and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to creamed shortening and sugar.
Pour into 2 well-oiled layer cake pans. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) about 20 minutes. Put layers together with cream filling.
Sprinkle top with powdered sugar. Serve with whipped cream.
Cream filling: Combine butter, sugar, salt, flour and eggs. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly. Cook over hot water until thick and smooth. Add vanilla.