1927 Three-in-one Cake

Got an honorable mention in The Mirror recipe Contest (reference)

A simple sponge cake with accompanying Lemon Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz (90 g) butter

  • 3 oz (90 g) castor sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup self raising flour

  • 2 tablespoons milk

Method:

  1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, then flour and lastly milk

  2. Stir as little as possible after flour has been put in

  3. To make Queen Cakes, bake the mixture in patty pans or cake containers

  4. To make a plain cake, bake in a tin about 8 or 9 inches (20 - 22 cms) square

  5. To make Lamingtons, Cut plain cake into cubes then roll them in various colored icing followed by desiccated coconut.

  6. To make a steamed pudding, steam mixture in steamer for 1 ½ hours. Serve with either  lemon sauce, jam, golden syrup or butter and sugar.

Submitted by Mrs H. Taylor, 35 Sewell-street, East Fremantle