GOLDEN CAKES

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This is an old recipe from the 1923 era. Frost with boiled frosting, using whites of eggs in frosting. Decorate with maraschino cherries.

Provided by Gale

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 egg white
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup milk
¼ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 15 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat together egg yolks and egg white. Beat the egg mixture into the butter and sugar.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir flour into egg mixture alternately with milk. Stir in almond and vanilla extracts. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.6 g, Cholesterol 71.5 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 101.1 mg, Sugar 20.5 g