{"id":7515,"slug":"cream-layer-cake","title":"CREAM LAYER CAKE","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["one cup of butter","two scant cups of sugar","yolks of four eggs","one cup of milk","three cups of sifted flour","three teaspoons of baking-powder","whites of four eggs","For the filling: two tablespoons of cornstarch","enough cold milk to work it into a paste","one-half pint of milk","one-half cup of sugar","a pinch of salt","yolks of two eggs","one teaspoon of sweet butter"],"ingredients_norm":["butter","scant cups of sugar","egg yolk","milk","flour","baking powder","egg white","for the filling: tablespoons of cornstarch","enough cold milk to work it into paste","sugar","salt","sweet butter"],"steps":["Rub one cup of butter and two scant cups of sugar to a cream.","Beat in the yolks of four eggs well.","Add gradually one cup of milk and three cups of sifted flour, adding three teaspoons of baking-powder in the last sifting.","Put the whites in last.","Bake in layers as for jelly cake.","For the filling: Moisten two tablespoons of cornstarch with enough cold milk to work it into a paste.","Scald one-half pint of milk with one-half cup of sugar and a pinch of salt.","Beat the yolks of two eggs light; add the cornstarch to this, and as soon as the milk is scalded pour in the mixture gradually, stirring constantly until thick.","Drop in one teaspoon of sweet butter, and when this is mixed in, set away until cool.","Spread between layers."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w73:4","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":1.0,"content_hash":"139ec9c363f1d54868b5b51e9c4665d0e12a8812893974239ae9c3da1e7c4afe","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:02:35Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cream-layer-cake"}