{"id":7491,"slug":"grafton-cake-layers-and-small-cakes","title":"GRAFTON CAKE. LAYERS AND SMALL CAKES","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["four tablespoons of butter","one and one-half cups of sugar","two whole eggs","one cup of milk","two cups of flour","two teaspoons of baking-powder","four tablespoons of powdered sugar","juice of half a lemon","raisins","nut meats","candied caraway seeds"],"ingredients_norm":["butter","and half cups of sugar","whole egg","milk","flour","baking powder","powdered sugar","juice of half lemon","raisin","nut meat","candied caraway seed"],"steps":["Cream four tablespoons of butter with one and one-half cups of sugar, beat in separately two whole eggs, add one cup of milk alternately with two cups of flour in which has been sifted two teaspoons of baking-powder, beat all thoroughly.","To make small cakes omit one of the egg-whites, fill well-buttered gem pans a little more than half full, and bake in a moderately hot oven until a delicate brown.","The white reserved may be beaten to a stiff froth and then gradually stir in four tablespoons of powdered sugar and the juice of half a lemon.","When the cakes are cool, spread with the icing and decorate with raisins, nut meats, one on top of each or sprinkle with candied caraway seeds."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":"This recipe will make two layer-cakes","difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w71:2","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"a409116eb4317d685217b0dae5451f772b5528086800d5a6a112cd4a2e77fa9b","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:02:34Z","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/grafton-cake-layers-and-small-cakes"}