OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES I

Old Fashioned Tea Cakes I image

Very old recipe, baked in a shallow pan like a madeleine.

Provided by Ann

Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Tea Cakes and Biscuits Recipes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup butter
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
¾ cup light molasses
¾ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a shallow (or, tea cake) pan.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add whole egg and egg yolk one at a time and beat until mixture is puffy light.
Measure molasses into milk. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients and liquid alternately to first mixture, mixing until smooth.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite confectioner's icing. Cut into 1 x 2 inch slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.7 calories, Carbohydrate 73.1 g, Cholesterol 108.3 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 491.2 mg, Sugar 32.8 g