The Warfield House
Bed and Breakfast

Elkins, West Virginia

Heritage Recipe

Boiled Milk Cake

My grandparents ran a dairy in Elkins, West Virginia from 1900 until 1940. By my grandmother's standards, I would not be considered a good cook because I have to follow a recipe. She fed a family of 12, plus farm hands, 3 meals a day. Here's one of her recipes: ... Connie Garnett

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 cup milk

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

pinch salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder and set aside. Cream eggs and sugar. Add to flour mixture. Bring milk and butter to a boil, then gradually add to mixture with vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

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