St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

Two versions of a St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake clipped from a newspaper. Ingredients Sweet Dough: 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup solid white vegetable shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 cake (0.6 ounce) compressed yeast 1/2 cup warm milk 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon vanilla Gooey Butter Topping: 2 1/2 cups […]

Butter Cake

Butter Cake

Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder Method Cream shortening and sugar, add unbeaten egg and flavorings. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure and sift with salt and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to creamed sugar […]

Daffodil Cake

Daffodil Cake

A typed recipe card for a Daffodil Cake, made with flour, sugar, shortening, salt, milk, baking powder, then add milk, yolks, and lemon flavoring. The recipe for the Fluffy Coconut Frosting on the back side of this card can be found here –  Fluffy Coconut Frosting Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour 1 cup […]

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

“Rich, moist cake without adding eggs or shortening.  Creamy, whole-egg Best Foods takes the place of both.”